Press Releases
March 16, 2021
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A security assessment submitted to Congressional leadership agreed with Rep. Greg Stanton’s push for U.S. Capitol Police officers to wear body cameras while on duty.
The assessment was made after a six-week-long, nonpartisan review by the “Task Force 1-6,” which convened to identify actions that could be taken immediately to improve the security of the Capitol, Members, and staff following the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
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March 12, 2021
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In High-Profile Role, Will Push to Strengthen Arizona’s Economy
Rep. Greg Stanton will co-chair the New Democrat Coalition’s Immigration Task Force and, in that role, will push for common-sense, modern immigration reform that will create a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants with deep ties to this country and strengthen Arizona’s economy.
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March 8, 2021
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Hearing Will Mark First in House for Downwinders in Two Decades
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler today confirmed that the committee will soon hold a hearing on the impacts of radiation exposure for Downwinders, an issue championed by Rep. Greg Stanton.
Stanton, the sponsor of H.R. 612, the Downwinders Parity Act of 2021, has been working to deliver justice for Downwinders in Mohave County, Arizona and Clark County, Nevada.
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March 4, 2021
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Rep. Greg Stanton today introduced legislation to help protect renters facing eviction due to COVID-19 from long-term financial consequences. Stanton says the measure is a first step to address the nation’s growing eviction crisis.
H.R. 1594, the COVID-19 Eviction Consumer Report Fairness Act, would require all Credit Reporting Agencies to exclude evictions, any information related to evictions, or any proceedings seeking evictions, from consumer reports between March 13, 2020 through 120 days after the date the President terminates the national emergency.
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February 25, 2021
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Stanton Partners with Local Advocates to Organize Congressional Support for Memorial Day
Rep. Greg Stanton will introduce a House Resolution commemorating the first Monday in March as “COVID-19 Victims and Survivors Memorial Day” to memorialize those lost and their loved ones, and recognize the suffering of those who still carry unknown health side effects from the virus. To build awareness around the effort, Stanton has partnered with two Arizonans who lost parents to the virus and have been working to honor the more than 500,000 lives lost.
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February 24, 2021
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At Judiciary Hearing, Demands Help for Fast-Growing State’s Courts; Arizona Federal Judge Diane Humetewa Testifies at Stanton’s Urging
Rep. Greg Stanton today continued his push to assign additional federal district judges to Arizona to keep up with the state’s rapid population growth and expand access to the judicial system to communities around the state at a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing.
Since 2000, Arizona’s population has grown by 50 percent—increasing the criminal and civil caseload in federal courts—yet in that time, the state has seen the addition of only one federal judge.
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February 12, 2021
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This week, Rep. Greg Stanton collected more than a thousand handmade valentine cards created by elementary school students in Arizona’s 9th District—their messages are for frontline health care workers and seniors in the community.
February 11, 2021
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Rep. Greg Stanton today reintroduced his bill to require warning labels on addictive prescription painkillers—an important step, he says, to combat the nation’s opioid crisis. Stanton originally introduced the bipartisan Lessening Addiction by Enhancing Labeling (LABEL) Opioids Act during his freshman term.
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February 2, 2021
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Rep. Greg Stanton and Rep. Troy Balderson of Ohio reintroduced their bipartisan bill to make it easier for growing communities to access aggregates resources—the stone, sand and gravel products essential to all construction and public works projects.
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January 27, 2021
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On the National Day of Remembrance for Downwinders, Rep. Greg Stanton renewed his commitment to bring justice to victims of radiation exposure in Mohave County in northwestern Arizona and Clark County in southern Nevada. He will introduce the Downwinders Parity Act of 2021 later this week.
Stanton began his fight in the last Congress by pushing to amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), which makes it possible for victims of illnesses resulting from atmospheric nuclear testing and uranium industry employment to file claims with the Department of Justice. His bill would update RECA to include both Mohave and Clark counties as affected areas—a change Stanton argues is long overdue.
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