Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Greg Stanton, D-Ariz., Dean of Arizona's Democratic Delegation, condemned House Speaker Mike Johnson for breaking his own precedent and refusing to administer the oath of office to Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva during the Pro Forma session of Congress today.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Greg Stanton, D-Ariz., Dean of Arizona's Democratic Delegation, urged House Speaker Mike Johnson or his designee to administer the oath of office to Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva during the Pro Forma session of Congress tomorrow, September 30th.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Ranking Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, and Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today led a new letter signed by 12 Democratic Members of Congress urging President Trump to immediately fire Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator David Richardson, citing a damning Government Accountability Office (GAO) report finding FEMA violated federal law six times under Secretary Noem.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman Greg Stanton, D-Ariz., issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration pulling back the nomination of Ted Cook to lead the Bureau of Reclamation: "Ted Cooke was eminently qualified to lead the Bureau of Reclamation. However, the Trump Administration withdrew his nomination at the apparent request of Upper Basin state senators, leaving this critical agency without leadership during the most perilous period in Colorado River history...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, led 77 of his House Democratic colleagues in a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy urging him to reinstate consumer protections for airline passengers experiencing significant delays or cancellations.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - H.R. 2591, the Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation backed by U.S. Congressman Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.), passed the House this evening. The bill would update Federal Aviation Administration regulations to destigmatize mental health care among airline pilots and air traffic controllers and encourage them to seek treatment.

MESA, Ariz.,-Today, the Arizona AFL-CIO named U.S. Representative Greg Stanton, D-Ariz., its Elected Leader of the Year in recognition of his steadfast support for Arizona's working families and consistent advocacy for policies that promote workers' rights. Stanton accepted the award "not only in recognition of the work we've done together, but also in acknowledgment of the work ahead of us."

MESA, Ariz.,-Today, following the ruling that the Trump administration's tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) are unconstitutional, U.S. Congressman Greg Stanton issued the following statement: