Legislative News

Dec 17, 2006

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…

Nov 2, 2006

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…

Oct 17, 2006

(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…

Oct 4, 2006

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved HR 3961, legislation sponsored by Congressman Rick Renzi (AZ-01) that directs the National Parks Service (NPS) to make payments to several Grand Canyon Subcontractors who were denied compensation after the…

Oct 3, 2006

WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman J.D. Hayworth (R-Ariz.) announced on September 27, 2006 that millions of dollars in defense appropriations are slated for Arizona companies that are working to fight the War on Terror. The House overwhelmingly passed the 2007 Defense Appropriations…

Sep 24, 2006

Border Tunnel Prevention Act passes House 422-0 (Washington, DC) Congressman J.D. Hayworth (R-Ariz.) took the fight to secure Americas borders to the floor of the House of Representatives and left with a stunning victory by passing his Border Tunnel Prevention…

Sep 19, 2006

(Washington, DC) Congressman J.D. Hayworth voted on September 14, 2006 to take real, concrete steps to secure our southern border by supporting the Secure Fence Act of 2006 (H.R. 6061), which passed the House by a 283 to 138 margin.…

Sep 5, 2006

By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl After a month back in our home states with constituents, Members of Congress return to Washington. While I'm normally optimistic, I fear that partisan obstruction could prevent us from accomplishing much more before the November…

Aug 1, 2006

President Bush signs Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act WASHINGTON Congressman J.D. Hayworth (R-Ariz.) joined the founders of Scottsdale-based child abuse prevention group Childhelp and a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers at the White House on July 28, 2006 to…