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WASHINGTON-Today, U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) released the following statement after the Trump Administration released a portion of frozen federal education funding.

WASHINGTON-Today, U.S. Representatives Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, and Tom Kean (R-N.J.) re-introduced the American Cooperation with Our Neighbors Act which will direct the State Department to create a strategy for cooperation between the United States and Mexico to stop fentanyl trafficking by increasing cooperation between law enforcement, local governments, and non-governmental organizations.

WASHINGTON-U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) and Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego today announced a $179 million investment in the city's water purification infrastructure. This funding will be allocated to the design and construction of the city's North Gateway Advanced Water Purification Facility.

WASHINGTON - Following the devastating flooding along the Guadalupe River and surrounding areas in Texas, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), Subcommittee on Public Buildings, Economic Development and Emergency Management Ranking Member Greg Stanton (D-AZ), House Committee on Science, Space and Technology Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Subcommittee on Environment Ranking Member Gabe Amo (D-RI) wrote to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which oversees the National Weather Service (NWS), demanding answers about federal activity in preparation for and response to these tragic floods.

WASHINGTON-U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) released the following statement after the House passed the Republican budget bill today on a party-line vote of 218 to 214. The legislation now heads to the President's desk, where he is expected to sign it into law. Stanton's statement reads as follows: "This is a gut punch to the people of Arizona. Republicans' budget bill is a giveaway to the wealthiest Americans and largest corporations at the expense of middle and working class families. "Republicans are slashing federal funding for AHCCCS, Arizona's largest and most effective anti-poverty program, and stripping more than 350,000 Arizonans of their ability to see a primary care doctor. With the same pen stroke, they're making the largest cuts to food assistance in U.S. history-kicking over 73,000 Arizonans off SNAP and putting nearly 50,000 more at risk of losing these lifesaving benefits.

WASHINGTON-U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) and Senator Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) are demanding the Trump Administration immediately release more than $118 million of frozen grant funding to Arizona schools. In a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, the leaders write, "These investments are essential for student success-supporting critical afterschool programs, student support staff, teacher onboarding and professional development, and English language learning programs."

WASHINGTON-Last night as the House Rules Committee raced to jam the disastrous Republican budget bill through to the House floor for a final vote, U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) offered amendments to make the bill less damaging to Arizona. "We offered dozens of amendments to bring this bill in line with our promises to the American people–lower costs, better jobs, affordable health care and safer communities. Republicans blocked every single one," said Stanton. Stanton offered the following amendments:

Cuts represent a tenth of all federal education funding for the state WASHINGTON-U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) today slammed the Trump Administration for freezing an estimated $118 million in federal K–12 education funding, normally released to Arizona on July 1. "On the same day Republicans passed a bill to cut food assistance for needy kids, Trump's Department of Education is defunding Arizona's public schools and the students they serve. That should tell you all you need to know about this Administration's priorities," said Stanton. "Trump needs to listen to parents and educators and restore this funding immediately."