Press Releases
March 23, 2020
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Rep. Greg Stanton today shared an online resource in Spanish listing all Maricopa County school district meal services during closures. The resource is the first of its kind to be made available in Spanish since Valley schools began closing to support COVID-19 prevention efforts.
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March 20, 2020
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Today Rep. Greg Stanton and members of Arizona’s congressional delegation sent a letter to House leaders asking that financial relief for universities be included in future coronavirus aid packages.
March 19, 2020
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Science-based Policy Change Could Help Address National Blood Shortage
Rep. Greg Stanton today urged the Trump Administration to lift the ban on gay and bisexual men to allow all healthy Americans to donate blood. In the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic, thousands of blood drives have been canceled and the U.S. is facing a shortage of donated blood.
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March 18, 2020
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Yesterday, Rep. Greg Stanton called for Arizona to activate its National Guard in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, he further pressed the state to take this action and issued the following statement.
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March 17, 2020
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County Animal Shelters Reduce Adoption Fees to Avoid Mass Euthanasia
Rep. Greg Stanton, Rep. David Schweikert and Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego today joined together to urge Valley residents to consider adopting a pet as Maricopa County Animal Care and Control is at max capacity with at least 700 animals in its kennels.
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March 11, 2020
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House Judiciary Committee Advances Two Bills to Address Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Rep. Greg Stanton and the House Judiciary Committee today advanced two bills to address the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.
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February 27, 2020
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Rep. Greg Stanton and Rep. Paul Gosar today introduced H.R. 5992, the Downwinders Parity Act, to bring justice to victims of radiation exposure in Mohave County in northwestern Arizona and Clark County in southern Nevada.
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February 14, 2020
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Rep. Greg Stanton today delivered handmade valentine cards to local veterans created by elementary school students in Arizona’s 9th District. Through Stanton’s “Valentine’s for Vets” initiative, students from more than a dozen schools created more than 1,000 cards to say thank you to our men and women who served.
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February 6, 2020
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Committee Holds First Hearing in Nearly Two Decades on the Infrastructure Needs of Tribes
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.
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February 6, 2020
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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.
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