Press Releases

Senators Introduce Companion to Stanton's 'COVID-19 Memorial Day' Resolution
August 4, 2021
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Rep. Greg Stanton applauded three Democratic senators-Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey of Massachusetts and Martin Heinrich of New Mexico-who introduced a companion resolution to his House version of the "COVID-19 Victims and Survivors Memorial Day."
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Stanton Secures $9.9 Million in Funding for Key Arizona Projects
July 29, 2021
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Today, Rep. Greg Stanton announced that he secured the inclusion of nearly $10 million for several key Community Funding Projects as part of the House passage of H.R. 4502, the Seven-Bill Appropriations package for Fiscal Year 2022.

"From investing in small businesses and career development, to improving transportation safety and water security, these funds will make a critical difference in the lives of Arizonans," said Stanton.

The projects requested by Stanton included in the legislation are:

Stanton Secures $50 Million for Lake Mead Water Conservation Efforts
July 16, 2021
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Rep. Greg Stanton today announced he successfully secured $50 million for the Bureau of Reclamation to meet its obligations under the Drought Contingency Plan to help conserve water in Lake Mead and other Lower Basin reservoirs.
Issues: Protecting our Water and Climate
Stanton Continues to Deliver Water Resources for Arizona
July 12, 2021
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Two critical Arizona water infrastructure projects have been included in the House's FY2022 Energy and Water Development appropriations bill after a push by Rep. Greg Stanton for their inclusion.
Issues: Protecting our Water and Climate
Stanton: 'This is the Investment We Need to Compete in the 21st Century Economy'
July 1, 2021
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The House of Representatives passed the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act, a plan to reauthorize nearly $715 billion in national surface transportation funding and infrastructure investment over five years.
Issues: Modernizing our Infrastructure
Stanton Announces Arizona Airports Will Receive $196 Million to Support Continues Recovery Efforts
June 28, 2021
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Rep. Greg Stanton announced today that Arizona's airports will see hundreds of millions of dollars in COVID-19 aid to support the aviation sector's continued recovery.
Issues: Modernizing our Infrastructure
Stanton Continues Push for Significant Water Infrastructure Investment
June 28, 2021
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Rep. Greg Stanton continued to advocate for significant federal investment in water infrastructure this week as he led a bipartisan group of House members to push for supplemental funding for a key water resource initiative.
Issues: Protecting our Water and Climate
Stanton Follows Up with FBI Director, Continues Push to Combat Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Epidemic
June 16, 2021
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At a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Rep. Greg Stanton questioned FBI Director Christopher A. Wray about the agency's efforts to address the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women.
Issues: Confronting Government Corruption
Surface Transportation Bill Advances, Includes Key Stanton Priorities
June 16, 2021
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Early this morning, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure advanced the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act, a plan to reauthorize national surface transportation funding and infrastructure investment.
Issues: Modernizing our Infrastructure
With Venue Operators Past 'Breaking Point,' Stanton Demands Answers from Small Business Administration
June 16, 2021
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Nearly six months after the $16.2 billion Shuttered Venue Operator Grant program was signed into law, fewer than one percent of the venues that applied for grants have received aid—and Rep. Greg Stanton is asking the Small Business Administration to explain why.

In a letter to the SBA Administrator sent yesterday, Stanton said the agency has approved a mere 90 grants out of the more than 14,000 businesses and organizations that have applied. And only a single venue in Arizona has received funds.

Issues: Lowering Costs for Families