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January 18, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Rep. Greg Stanton stressed the importance of expanding I-10 at a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing focused on our nation's ability to effectively and efficiently move goods through our supply chain.
"I-10 is a key commercial artery for freight traffic to and from the ports in southern California, and for international commerce with our largest trading partner, Mexico," Stanton said.
January 12, 2024
Today, Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04), Chair of the New Democrat Coalition's Immigration Task Force, and Kathy Manning (NC-06), Chair of the NDC's Workforce Development Task Force, led a group of 32 Members of Congress in urging the Biden Administration to improve its process around work authorizations for asylum-seekers and humanitarian parolees.
January 8, 2024
Today Rep. Greg Stanton announced the City of Mesa would be awarded an $11,898,571 grant to install 48 electric vehicle charging ports, charging docks for e-bikes and e-scooters, and solar canopies to support electricity generation at the stations.
Issues:
Modernizing our Infrastructure
January 3, 2024
"During one of the busiest months for cross-border commerce and tourism, our understaffed and under-resourced Border Patrol was forced to close a vital port of entry. Border communities can't keep paying the price for the federal government's failures. Congress must come together to pass emergency supplemental funds to hire more officers and surge resources to secure our border."
Issues:
Reforming our Immigration System
December 15, 2023
Today, Rep. Greg Stanton issued the following statement following Governor Katie Hobbs' announcement she would deploy the Arizona National Guard to the Southern Border to supplement U.S. Customs and Border Protection staff as they respond to record levels of migrant crossings.
Issues:
Reforming our Immigration System
December 15, 2023
Today, Rep. Greg Stanton urged Biden Administration officials to make common-sense fixes to future awards under the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Shelter and Services Program, through which local governments and nonprofit organizations are reimbursed for the cost of providing essential services to migrants.
Issues:
Reforming our Immigration System
December 14, 2023
The legislation would have expanded eligibility for the program to Downwinders living in lower Mojave County, Arizona, and extended the deadline to apply for benefits. The RECA fund, which was extended by Congress in 2022, expires in July 2024.
"I'm profoundly disappointed that a bipartisan effort to extend RECA and expand it to Arizonans left out of the original program was stripped from the final bill behind closed doors...
December 13, 2023
Today, Rep. Greg Stanton and 30 members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure sent a letter to Airlines for America (A4A) President and CEO Nicholas Calio expressing concern and dismay regarding the continued trend of mishandled wheelchairs and scooters, most recently on display in a video showing airline employees' mistreatment of a passenger's wheelchair at the Miami International Airport.
Issues:
Modernizing our Infrastructure
December 13, 2023
December 12, 2023
"No family wants to learn their loved one has been infected with Valley Fever, and that there is no known cure-but it's a reality that thousands of Arizonans face every single year," said Rep. Stanton. "Our bipartisan FORWARD Act will make it a federal priority to develop treatments and vaccines for this devastating disease."
Issues:
Expanding Access to Healthcare