119th Congress

Today, U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton secured over $17 million in Energy & Water, Interior, and Commerce-Justice-Science Community Project Funds in the House passed appropriations bill. He had more funds in these accounts than any other Arizona House member.

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Rep. Greg Stanton is seeking immediate clarification from the Acting Secretary of the Department of Transportation Judith Kaleta after President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order, "Unleashing American Energy," which directs federal agencies to bypass federal law and withhold Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds.

WASHINGTON-U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) issued the following statement after House Republicans passed a bill to rescind nearly $10 billion in previously-appropriated federal funding. The bill claws back $8.3 billion in foreign aid and $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides funding for NPR and PBS. "Today, House Republicans-at the request of the Trump Administration-are pushing through a bill to defund PBS and NPR. Let's be clear: these cuts are retaliation against media outlets for not towing the Administration's line. Arizonans deserve access to reliable and fair local journalism, free from government influence. I voted no."

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Representative Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) released the following statement after House Republicans jammed through their unpopular budget mega-bill in the dead of night and along party lines. "House Republicans have spent months lying and hiding from their own plan, but here's the truth: this bill makes the largest cuts to Medicaid in history, kicking 300,000 Arizonans off their health insurance and raising prices for the rest. It kills tens of thousands of clean energy jobs in Arizona. And it jacks up the cost of living for the families I represent while handing massive tax breaks to billionaires.

WASHINGTON, D.C-Rep. Greg Stanton released the following statement after President Donald Trump's U.S. Department of Transportation directed all agencies to halt competitively-awarded grant funding for investments in bike, pedestrian and electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure. "Again and again, the Trump Administration has gone around Congress to take money from Arizona communities. This time, Trump is throwing the breaks on four years' worth of infrastructure projects Congress funded in a bipartisan manner

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."