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This week, Gov. Doug Ducey and U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton, along with trade expert Luis Ramirez, hosted a tele-town hall, which allowed Arizonans to call-in and ask questions.
The call centered around a discussion about the importance of the United States-Mexico-Canada-Agreement (USMCA) as a vote potentially nears. Throughout the conference call, Ducey and Stanton encouraged Arizona citizens to contact their local congressional representatives and implore them to pass the agreement.
Top Arizona leaders hosted a town hall Wednesday night in their latest push for Congress to ratify a trade deal with Mexico and Canada.
Gov. Doug Ducey and Congressman Greg Stanton doubled down on a week of pressuring Congress to ratify the USMCA. The governor first thanked members of Arizona's delegation who support the new trade deal with Mexico and Canada. But then he singled out others.
"And you can engage on the website to help us with Rep. (Tom) O'Halleran, Rep. (Anne) Kirkpatrick, Rep. (Raul) Grijalva, Rep. (Paul) Gosar and Rep. (Ruben) Gallego."
Two Arizona congressmen hosted a Valley Fever (coccidioidomycosis) roundtable Wednesday, Aug. 21, at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix to gather updated information on the fungal infection from physicians, scientists, health care advocates and survivors.
STEVE GOLDSTEIN: On Wednesday, two Arizona congressmen discussed a bipartisan measure they hope will combat valley fever. Republican David Schweikert and Democrat Greg Stanton met with survivors, health care advocates and providers. Valley fever is regional disease that is potentially deadly and there is no cure. KJZZ's Kathy Ritchie attended yesterday's roundtable discussion and she's here to tell us what she learned. Good morning, Kathy
KATHY RITCHIE: Good morning.
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- Two Arizona congressmen from opposite sides of the aisle are trying raise awareness about Valley fever as the number of diagnosed cases in Arizona is skyrocketing.
Reps. David Schweikert (R) and Greg Stanton (D) co-sponsored the FORWARD Act, which also aims to raise funding for possible cures or vaccines.
On Wednesday, they held a panel discussion with doctors and survivors of Valley fever in Phoenix.
The Arizona Department of Health Services reports there are about 6,200 verified cases on the potentially lethal illness as of Wednesday.
U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton, a Democrat from Phoenix and that city's former mayor, held an economic development roundtable with several Yuma leaders Thursday, pledging he will look out for the interests of the entire state.
"Of course, I came here to eat at Lutes Casino," he joked at the start of the meeting, then added, "Obviously the responsibility as a member of the United States Congress is to look out for the entire interest of the state. And this area is incredibly important to the success of the rest of our state."
A resolution in Congress to extend the deadline for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) H.J.Res 38 has five co-sponsors from the Arizona delegation: Rueben Gallego, Raul Grijalva, Ann Kirkpatrick, Greg Stanton, and Tom O'Halleran, all Democrats. The rest of the Arizona delegation have not co-sponsored the extension resolution: Debbie Lesko, Paul Gosar, David Schweikert, and Andy Biggs, all Republicans.
WASHINGTON – Arizona Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Martha McSally, alongside Representatives Tom O'Halleran (AZ-01), Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-02), Raul Grijalva (AZ-03), Paul Gosar (AZ-04), Andy Biggs (AZ-05), Ruben Gallego (AZ-07), and Greg Stanton (AZ-09) wrote to Congressional leaders about mail delivery delays in Arizona due to the partial consolidation of the Tucson processing center. The delegation members urged leaders to ensure any postal legislation required the collection of updated service and economic impact data before further consolidating Postal Service processing centers.
U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton was in Yuma Thursday where he toured the Yuma Border Patrol migrant facility and met with area leaders to talk about the economy.
Congressman Stanton, whose district serves Maricopa County, met with U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officials in Yuma where he was given a tour of the temporary soft-sided tent facility housing migrants. It's the latest in several recent visits by elected officials at the local, state and federal levels. Reporters were not allowed to attend the tour.