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WASHINGTON, D.C.-Rep. Greg Stanton today addressed the serious transportation infrastructure challenges of Arizona tribes and advocated for increased federal support at a hearing before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
The hearing was the first in 18 years on tribal transportation needs. Stanton and fellow member Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas have been urging the committee to have this conversation.
WASHINGTON, D.C.-At yesterday's 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.
Stanton began his questions by asking about representation from tribal leaders and Indigenous survivors on the task force the Administration created in November. Currently, the task force, "Operation Lady Justice," only includes representatives of federal agencies.
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Rep. Greg Stanton, along with members of both the House and Senate, cosigned a bipartisan letter to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield to request additional resources to cities with confirmed cases of coronavirus.
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Ahead of tomorrow evening's annual State of the Union Address, Rep. Greg Stanton said he hopes the President takes advantage of the opportunity to bring Democrats and Republicans together on the issue of infrastructure.
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Rep. Greg Stanton today announced that Arizona's 2020 Teacher of the Year Lynette Stant will join him as his guest at Tuesday's State of the Union Address. Each year, members of Congress are permitted one guest to attend the event.
Stant teaches third grade at Salt River Elementary in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. She is the first Native American woman to earn the Arizona Educational Foundation's top honor, one of the highest distinctions for Arizona teachers.
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Rep. Greg Stanton issued the following statement today after President Trump signed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
WASHINGTON, D.C.-During his first year in Congress, Rep. Greg Stanton's office returned $1,662,940 in federal benefits owed to residents of Arizona's ninth congressional district. That figure was the third highest among all freshman democrats according to data collected by Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Lujan.
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Rep. Greg Stanton today issued the following statement after a classified intelligence briefing on U.S.-Iran tensions.
"Earlier today, I received a classified intelligence briefing from top Administration officials.
It remains painfully clear that the Administration lacks a coherent Middle East and West Asia policy, and there are still many unanswered questions.
WASHINGTON, D.C.-After months of advocating for an improved North American trade policy, Rep. Greg Stanton today helped advance the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement to the finish line. The U.S. House passed the agreement with a 385 to 41 vote.
Stanton spoke in favor of H.R. 5430, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act, during today's debate.