By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a bill requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate Medicare prescription drug prices. The idea appears simple: the government would use its bargaining clout…

WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) has reintroduced S. 300, the Multi-Species Conservation Program Act, which is intended to protect Arizonas wildlife and its habitat on the lower Colorado River by funding the federal governments responsibility for the Multi-Species…

By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl Congress faces many challenges in the next session among them are taxes, spending, and immigration. Taxes are an issue for two reasons. First, if we dont control spending, some argue we should raise taxes. Second,…

Legislation would designate creek a "Wild and Scenic River" WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi (AZ-01) and U.S. Senator John McCain (AZ) have re-introduced legislation designating Fossil Creek a "Wild and Scenic River," a classification providing the creek's stream…

By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl The New Year heralds a new session of Congress. And with the start of the new Congress comes talk of bipartisanship and "working together." My hope, of course, is that the 110th Congress will work…

Legislation also averts scheduled funding reduction for Medicare doctors WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Congress approved legislation on December 9 that will extend numerous tax cut provisions, while also averting a scheduled payment reduction for doctors who provide care to…

By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl At the beginning of 2006, I wrote a column outlining some New Year's resolutions for Congress: enhancing border security, working to maintain lower tax rates, reauthorizing the Patriot Act to better go after terrorists, and…

By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl As Congress finished legislative business for the year, it approved only a few bills. The main one was a bill I introduced with Senator Dianne Feinstein, which provides an appeals avenue for tax relief for…

Bill will boost nation's Native American Language Immersion Programs WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi (AZ-01) today hailed the U.S. Senate's passage of the Esther Martinez Languages Preservation Act, legislation that would support and strengthen Native American language immersion…

Unemployment numbers are lowest since before September 11th terrorist attacks (Scottsdale, Arizona) Congressman J.D Hayworth (R-AZ) commented today on economic numbers that show unemployment has dropped to 4.4%, its lowest point since May of 2001. We have fought long and…

(Scottsdale, Arizona) Congressman J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ) made this statement after President Bush signed the Security and Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act conference report into law on October 13, 2006: "I commend President Bush for signing the SAFE Port Act…

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Appalled by the misconduct of former Congressman Mark Foley, U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi (AZ-01) recently announced he will introduce legislation to deny the disgraced congressman his Congressional pension and formally punish him by the full House of…