Press Releases
September 20, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C.-The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on Wednesday advanced Arizona Rep. Greg Stanton's Extreme Weather and Heat Response Modernization Act in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote. The legislation, introduced with Rep. Dina Titus of Nevada, would empower the Federal Emergency Management Agency to better address extreme heat and to provide communities with more resources, including cooling centers, to keep people safe during extreme heat events.
Issues:
Protecting our Water and Climate
September 18, 2024
PHOENIX-At the request of the Arizona Secretary of State, Rep. Greg Stanton today sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging him to assist state election officials with confirming voters' citizenship status.
September 17, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) issued the following statement after Arizona election officials brought to light a decades-old administrative error that could prevent nearly 100,000 longtime residents from voting in down-ballot elections. These registered voters may not have provided the proof of citizenship required under a 2005 state law, but were miscategorized on the voter rolls because of a coding error by the Arizona Motor Vehicle Division.
September 11, 2024
Today, Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) and Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) introduced a congressional resolution raising deep concerns with proposed constitutional reforms in Mexico that would radically reform the nation's judicial system. The reforms, spearheaded by outgoing Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, would allow citizens to vote on every single judge, appeals court member and justice all the way up to the Supreme Court.
September 6, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C.-This week, Representative Greg Stanton (D-AZ) led a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai raising deep concerns with how proposed constitutional reforms in Mexico would risk violating the terms of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement, which is set for renegotiation in 2026.
September 6, 2024
TEMPE-Today, Rep. Greg Stanton announced that the City of Tempe will receive more than $12 million in federal funds through the Safe Streets and Roads for All grant program-funded under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law-to improve safety and visibility along a 3.9 mile stretch of Baseline Road that saw 35 fatal or serious-injury crashes between 2017 and 2021.
Issues:
Modernizing our Infrastructure
August 27, 2024
MESA-Rep. Greg Stanton today recognized members of the Mesa Police Department with a Congressional Commendation following a July 4th bust that removed 223 pounds of fentanyl from Arizona's streets. Rep. Stanton was joined by Mesa Mayor John Giles, Police Chief Ken Cost, City Councilmembers Julie Spilsbury, Jenn Duff, Scott Somers and Alicia Goforth to congratulate the officers.
August 19, 2024
PHOENIX-U.S. Representatives Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) and Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) last week introduced the Border Weather Resiliency Act. This legislation would require Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess and submit a strategy to mitigate the impacts of extreme weather on personnel, infrastructure, technology, vehicles, and other assets.
Issues:
Reforming our Immigration System
August 15, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, Rep. Greg Stanton applauded the announcement of the first Medicare negotiated drug prices under the Inflation Reduction Act-impacting more than 164,000 Medicare enrollees in Arizona. These negotiated drugs are some of the most expensive and most frequently dispensed drugs in the Medicare program.
Issues:
Expanding Access to Healthcare
August 1, 2024
PHOENIX-Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure communities impacted by extreme heat receive timely federal assistance. H.R. 9092, the Heat Management Grant Assistance Act, would amend the Stafford Act to provide federal assistance for extreme heat events, and create a special federal grant program for local communities to access needed resources for heat response and recovery.