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Washington, D.C.- Today, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Greg Stanton (D-AZ) and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced it is eliminating the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program­ and clawing back grants that were promised to states. These actions are leaving the American people more vulnerable to increasingly intense and frequent natural disasters.

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, Rep. Greg Stanton urged Health and Human Secretary Kennedy to reverse the closure of the regional Head Start office that oversees Arizona programs. The reduction in force that took effect yesterday has resulted in the closure of at least five regional Head Start offices, including the one that oversees Arizona. In the letter, Stanton wrote: "Head Start is a lifeline for Arizona kids and families. It ensures that kids have access to early learning programs, meals, and health care resources in the critical early childhood development years, from birth to age five. It's also one of the best investments the federal government can make-the payoff for our society and economy is $7 for every $1 spent.

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, Rep. Greg Stanton released the following statement following President Donald Trump's announcement of sweeping new tariffs: "Higher tariffs mean higher prices for Arizona families and businesses," Stanton said. "My colleagues on the other side of the aisle need to understand: this chaos ends when Congress takes back its Constitutional authority over international commerce."

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Ahead of Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" on April 2-the day he is expected to announce sweeping and broad tariffs on "all countries"-Representative Greg Stanton is backing the Congressional Trade Authority Act. This legislation would require the president to submit to Congress any proposal to adjust tariffs under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act, the authority Trump has used to impose or threaten tariffs on foreign cars and auto parts, aluminum, lumber, steel, and copper imports, driving aluminum prices to record highs and raising housing costs. "Enough is enough. Arizona families and businesses are being hurt by Trump's chaotic trade wars. It's time Congress step in and stop the President from weaponizing tariff authorities," Stanton said. "We have the bills to block this overreach, we just need the political will."

Despite population booms in recent decades, cities like Phoenix receive far fewer affordable housing vouchers than smaller, older cities. WASHINGTON, D.C.-Reps. Greg Stanton, Dina Titus of Nevada and Yassamin Ansari, along Senators Ruben Gallego, Mark Kelly, and Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen of Nevada, introduced the Housing Vouchers Fairness Act. The bill would update the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) decades-old Housing Choice Voucher allocation formula, increasing the number of vouchers allocated to states such as Arizona and Nevada to lower housing costs and address the housing shortage crisis.

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, Reps. Greg Stanton and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania re-introduced the bipartisan Urban Waters Federal Partnership Act, legislation to formally authorize an Environmental Protection Agency-led partnership that supports improvements to our nation's waterways and drives urban renewal. The Urban Waters Federal Partnership works to reconnect communities to open spaces, as well as spur private investment and job creation. The Rio Reimagined project in metro Phoenix was officially added to the partnership in September 2020.

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Following reporting by The Atlantic showing the Trump Administration's Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and National Security Advisor Michael Waltz shared classified war plans over the commercial messaging app Signal, Rep. Greg Stanton released the following statement: "Hegseth and Waltz shared classified and detailed attack plans in an unsecured chat-information that could have cost American servicemembers their lives-and then lied about it to the public. This was gross incompetence at the highest level, and there must be accountability. They must resign or be fired."

WASHINGTON, D.C.-In one of his first hearings as Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure's Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, Rep. Greg Stanton defended the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from political attacks. President Donald Trump and senior members of his Administration have repeatedly called for abolishing the lifesaving agency, and threatened to put conditions on aid to disaster victims.