119th Congress
By Roxanne De La Rosa | KTAR
PHOENIX — An Arizona congressman is spearheadeing a bipartisan measure to help address the shortage of air traffic controllers across the country.
By Shondiin Silversmith/Arizona Mirror
A settlement that will provide reliable and safe water for the Navajo Nation, the Hopi Tribe and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe has been introduced in Congress, where it must be approved to take effect.
Delegation Calls Bureau of Reclamation's Draft EIS Unworkable for Arizona, Underscore Impact on Tribes, Semiconductor and Agriculture Industries
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Arizona's Democratic congressional delegation voiced their concerns to the Bureau of Reclamation on the recently released Post-2026 Operational Guidelines and Strategies for Lake Powell and Lake Mead Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS).
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Greg Stanton (AZ-04), Representative Adelita S. Grijalva (AZ-07) and Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) released the following statements in response to Secretary Noem’s press conference in Nogales, Arizona:
Representative Stanton:
PHOENIX — On Wednesday, Congressman Greg Stanton, other members of Arizona's congressional delegation, along with Senator Ruben Gallego, sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins, demanding that they reverse their proposed staffing and benefit cuts to the VA.
The proposed staffing and benefits cuts would lay off "around 800 employees" at the Phoenix VA location, according to the letter.
Last summer was Arizona's hottest and deadliest one to date. We saw 54 days with temperatures at or above 110 degrees, and we had the longest streak of 110+ degree days-31 days straight. This extreme heat puts lives at risk, particularly among low-income and homeless populations. In 2023 Maricopa County lost 645 people to heat related deaths.