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News from April 2023

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Rep. Grijalva Blasts Republican Budget Proposal for Harming Veterans, Underserved Communities and Health Care Access

By Tucson Standard Report | Apr 30, 2023

On April 25, Representative Raúl M. Grijalva blasted the draconian House Republican budget proposal to cut fiscal year 2024 discretionary spending back to the fiscal year 2022 enacted level—resulting in a cut of at least 22 percent for essential programs – and the harm it would cause veterans, underserved communities and access to health care for Americans.

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Tucson Standard area weekly mass times

By Tucson Standard | Apr 29, 2023

The following parishes in the Tucson Standard coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Rep. Grijalva Blasts Republicans for Draconian Budget Robbing Seniors of Health Care, Food and Housing

By Tucson Standard Report | Apr 29, 2023

On April 20, Representative Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07) blasted the draconian House Republican budget proposal to cut fiscal year 2024 discretionary spending back to the fiscal year 2022 enacted level—resulting in a cut of at least 22 percent for essential programs – and the harm it would cause seniors.

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Ciscomani Releases Statement on Passage of Limit, Save Grow Act

By Tucson Standard Report | Apr 28, 2023

U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) today released the following statement after voting in favor of the Limit, Save, Grow Act, House Republicans’ legislation to raise the debt ceiling.

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Rep. Grijalva Blasts Republican Budget Plan for Cutting Access to Child Care, Firing Teachers, Increasing College Costs

By Tucson Standard Report | Apr 28, 2023

On April 24, Representative Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07) blasted House Republicans on the recently proposed budget to cut fiscal year 2024 discretionary spending back to the fiscal year 2022 enacted level—resulting in a cut of at least 22 percent for essential programs – and the cuts it makes to critical education and child care programs.

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Ranking Member Grijalva, Sen. Duckworth, Rep. Lee, Sen. Booker Issue Joint Statement Cheering President Biden’s Environmental Justice For All Executive Order

By Tucson Standard Report | Apr 27, 2023

House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), and Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) today issued the following statement on President Biden’s newly signed Executive Order, Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All.

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Last week marks 100 days since the Arizona congressman was sworn in on January 7, 2023.

By Tucson Standard Report | Apr 26, 2023

As the House of Representatives surpasses the first 100 days of the 118th Congress, U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) is touting a series of accomplishments since being sworn in on January 7, 2023.

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Rep. Grijalva Statement on President Biden’s Historic Environmental Justice Action

By Tucson Standard Report | Apr 26, 2023

On April 21, Representative Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07) issued a statement following President Biden’s executive order to further embed environmental justice into the work of federal agencies to achieve real, measurable progress that communities need.

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Interior Secretary Haaland Commits to Visiting Tribes’ Proposed Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument Area

By Tucson Standard Report | Apr 25, 2023

On April 21, House Natural Resources Committee hearing, U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland accepted an invitation from Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) to visit the area that the Grand Canyon Tribal Coalition has proposed for designation as the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument.

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The Congressman Represents Arizona’s 6th District, Which Sits on the U.S.-Mexico border in the Southeast Corner of the State.

By Tucson Standard Report | Apr 25, 2023

U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) today joined his colleagues in the Congressional Hispanic Conference highlighting the crisis at the southern border and its devastating consequences, which has been aggravated by inaction from the Biden administration.

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Rep. Grijalva Votes Against Republican’s Latest Attack on Trans Kids

By Tucson Standard Report | Apr 24, 2023

Today, Representative Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07) voted against Republican’s H.R. 734, a bill that will sanction discrimination against transgender, non-binary and intersex students, under Title IX, undermining the key purpose of Title IX—to eliminate sex discrimination in federally funded education programs.

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Congressman Ciscomani Joins Bipartisan Arizona Delegation Letter to Air Force on Future of Davis-Monthan AFB

By Tucson Standard Report | Apr 24, 2023

U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-06) this week joined a bipartisan group of Arizona lawmakers in urging the Air Force to work closely with the state’s congressional delegation and the local Tucson community to secure the long-term future of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (DM AFB).

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Tucson Standard area weekly mass times

By Tucson Standard | Apr 22, 2023

The following parishes in the Tucson Standard coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Rep. Grijalva Praises Biden Admin Action to Expand Health Care to DACA Recipients

By Tucson Standard Report | Apr 22, 2023

On April 13, Representative Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07) issued the following statement:

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Rep. Grijalva and Members of Congress Urge Biden to Increase Anti-Corruption Efforts Linked to Ecuador, Reconsider Relationship with Ecuador

By Tucson Standard Report | Apr 21, 2023

On April 12, Representative Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07) and four members of Congress sent a letter to President Biden expressing concern regarding recent troubling developments in Ecuador, including credible allegations of high-level corruption, deadly political violence, attacks against Indigenous organizations and their leaders, and verbal threats and attacks against journalists by Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso.

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Grijalva, Sen. Sinema Proud to Join Tribes in Calling on President Biden to Designate Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument

By Tucson Standard Report | Apr 20, 2023

During a virtual press conference held earlier today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) joined members of the Grand Canyon Tribal Coalition as they launched an effort to call on President Joe Biden to use his authorities under the Antiquities Act of 1906 to designate the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument.

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Rep. Grijalva Announces Border Communities Douglas and San Luis as USDOT Thriving Communities Funding Recipients

By Tucson Standard Report | Apr 17, 2023

Today, Representative Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07) announced Douglas and San Luis, Arizona as U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) funding recipients for the Thriving Communities program which provides two years of no-cost intensive technical assistance to under-resourced and disadvantaged communities to help identify, develop, and deliver transportation projects that strengthen communities as designated under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).

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Rep. Grijalva Statement on Court Decisions on Long Used Medication Abortion Pill

By Tucson Standard Report | Apr 17, 2023

A Trump-appointed federal judge in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA ruled to take Mifepristone, a safe abortion care medication off the market.

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Tucson Standard area weekly mass times

By Tucson Standard | Apr 15, 2023

The following parishes in the Tucson Standard coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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255 professional licenses expired in cities in Pima County in Q1

By Tucson Standard | Apr 13, 2023

There were 255 professional licenses which expired in cities within Pima County in the first quarter, according to the State of Arizona.