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More than 150 years ago, on a war-torn battlefield outside a small town in Pennsylvania, President Abraham Lincoln reminded our nation of the enduring task of preserving our "government of the people, by the people, for the people."
That's a responsibility of our generation, too – and the truth is, we must do better.
Perhaps not since Lincoln's time have our politics been so divisive, so vile, so frustrating – and a real roadblock to making the progress we need.
PHOENIX - Tens of thousands of young immigrants living in Arizona illegally would be able to apply for permanent legal status under a bill recently introduced in Congress.
The Dream and Promise Act would create a path to legalization and ultimately citizenship for immigrants brought to the U.S. as children who qualify for the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals program.
Seven states submitted their agreements on March 19 with water officials asking for action before the end of April.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva is expected to introduce legislation next week that would enable a seven-state drought contingency plan for the Colorado River to move forward.
The Arizona Democrat and chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee expedited hearings after Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming submitted the plan to Congress on March 19.
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Rep. Greg Stanton today urged his colleagues in Congress to pass the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan (DCP) and stressed the importance of protecting the river from continued over-allocation at a hearing of the House Natural Resources Committee.
In his remarks, Stanton noted that the effects of climate change on the Southwest have threatened the future of the Colorado-one of Arizona's most vital water resources.
A plan to divvy up cutbacks to Colorado River water in times of shortage has passed its first two tests in Congress.
On Thursday, a House subcommittee endorsed the Drought Contingency Plan after questioning the state and federal officials who crafted it. One of them, Tom Buschatzke, director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources, called on the committee and Congress to take "urgent action" and authorize it as soon as possible.
House lawmakers pushed for ways to increase diversity among tech innovators during a hearing Wednesday.
At the hearing before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, lawmakers and experts highlighted the importance of ensuring equal opportunities for innovation and access to the patent system, particularly for women, minorities and other underrepresented groups.
Washington, DC – Today, in response to a letter sent by New Democrat Coalition Members, House Leadership introduced legislation to protect people with pre-existing conditions and lower health care costs.
DACA recipients cannot legally serve in congressional offices
When Arizona Rep. Greg Stanton was elected last November, he considered it a no-brainer that his campaign's political director, 28-year-old Elizabeth Perez, would join his congressional staff.
Perez had spent months knocking on doors and speaking to voters across south Phoenix and Mesa. She had deep roots in the 9th District, where she'd lived since she was 4 years old.