WASHINGTON, D.C. Building upon the $3 billion for border security improvements recently adopted in the Department of Homeland Security funding bill, U.S. Sens. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), John McCain (R-Ariz.), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and John Cornyn (R-Texas) today…

Lawmakers Want Operation Jump Start Fully Maintained WASHINGTON Senators Pete Domenici (R-N.M.) and Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) on July 27, 2007, expressed growing concern over administration plans to reduce the number of National Guardsmen deployed to the Southwest border to support…

Phoenix - The governor has signed into law the first ever bill to make improvements to Arizona's groundbreaking campaign financing system, a national model for public funding of candidates for state office. Arizona's voters passed the Clean Elections Act in…

A bill to reauthorize $200 million a year for diabetes education, care, and treatment WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi (R-AZ) announced that he recently introduced H.R. 2762, along with Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Congressman Dale E. Kildee (D-MI), and…

Amendment to Block Mexican Wolf Recovery Program WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi (AZ-01) voted in favor of an amendment to the FY 2008 Interior and Environment Appropriations, H.R. 2643, which would have ended the failed Mexican Wolf Recovery Program.…

From U.S. Senator Jon Kyl Our annual observance of Independence Day offers an important opportunity to reflect on our freedom and the sacrifice that has been made by Americans throughout our history to preserve it. The terrorist attacks of September…

By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl Americans are frustrated because our government has failed to live up to its responsibility to control our borders and stop the flow of illegal immigration. Since the current immigration bill was pulled off the Senate…

Measure will fund rural schools and roads WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi (AZ-01) voted for passage of H.R. 2207, the Agricultural Disaster Assistance and Western States Emergency Unfinished Business Appropriations Act of 2007, which included an extension of…

By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl I am pleased to join my fellow Arizona Senator John McCain in introducing the Arizona National Scenic Trail Act. This bill would amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Arizona Trail as a…

(State Capitol, Phoenix) House Government Committee Chairman Kirk Adams announced his committee will hold closed-door hearings on several child deaths that followed Child Protective Service inquiries. Following briefings by CPS on two Tucson cases that involved the deaths of three…

(State Capitol, Phoenix) Rep. Andy Tobin called on the Senate to pass a bill that provides money to students who graduate early from high school. Tobin added his plan to SB1183, which overwhelmingly passed the House last week. Under the…

(State Capitol, Phoenix) The Arizona Legislature gave final approval to a bill limiting where day laborers can solicit work, marking the first significant piece of legislation tackling illegal immigration to head to the governor's desk. HB2589, sponsored by Rep. John…