Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Legislation led by U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (AZ-04) to strengthen oversight of U.S. semiconductor export controls passed the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously, today.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and Andy Biggs (AZ-05) sent a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought, urging the immediate release of federal funds held by the Bureau of Reclamation for drought mitigation projects across the Colorado River Basin.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (AZ-04) issued the following statement:
“Donald Trump launched this war of choice without congressional authorization, without clear objectives or an exit strategy, and without the support of the American people.
This is why the Founders were explicit: the power to take this nation to war belongs to Congress, not one person.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (AZ-04) helped introduce legislation that would stand up an independent, nonpartisan commission under the 25th Amendment to ensure effective and uninterrupted leadership of the United States amid growing concerns about President Trump's capacity to carry out the responsibilities of the office.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After a “shocking” oversight visit to the Arizona Removal Operations Coordination Center at Mesa Gateway Airport, U.S. Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04), Yasamin Ansari (AZ-03), and Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons demanding answers about conditions for detainees.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) was joined by Reps. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.) and Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) in sending a letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche demanding that the Department of Justice reject Donald Trump's executive order seeking to create a national list of eligible U.S. voters.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) and 120 House Democrats this week introduced the Energy Bills Relief Act, legislation aimed at lowering rising energy costs by expanding renewable energy and modernizing the electric grid to meet rising demand.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two bipartisan bills led by U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) to strengthen federal oversight and improve safety at federal buildings passed the House unanimously this week. Both measures now head to the Senate.
Stanton serves as the Ranking Member on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management with jurisdiction over federal property.
PHOENIX – Today, U.S. Congressman Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) issued the following statement following this weekend's violence in the West Bank:
"This past weekend, extremist Israeli settlers carried out coordinated, violent attacks against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank.
These attacks deserve clear condemnation as acts of terrorism, and I strongly condemn them as such. Those responsible must be held fully accountable, because without real consequences, this pattern of violence will continue.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (AZ-04), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, joined 121 colleagues in demanding immediate answers from the Administration on the killing of civilians during Operation Epic Fury, including a reported U.S. strike on an Iranian girls’ elementary school, where at least 175 civilians, many of them children, were killed.