Aggressive Border Enforcement ËœNeed Not Wait for Comprehensive Immigration Reform WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Jon Kyl joined President Bush at the White House on October 18 at the signing of the Homeland Security Appropriations bill, calling its border and…

In Time of War, Natural Disasters, Congress Should ËœShare in National Belt-Tightening WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Jon Kyl today introduced an amendment that would freeze the Senates 1.9 percent projected cost-of-living pay increase for FY 2006, saying Congress should…

By Jon Kyl Congress has taken a huge step in getting more serious about securing our border with Mexico. Last week the Senate approved the Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, which includes funding for a host of border control and immigration…

House Passes Measure to Streamline American Fuel Supply WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Rick Renzi (AZ-1) voted for H.R. 3893, the Gasoline for America's Security (GAS) Act of 2005 which passed the House. The bill presents a comprehensive approach to address…

Proposes Zero Tolerance for Illegal Immigration WASHINGTON- U.S. Rep. J.D. Hayworth has introduced sweeping legislation containing core conservative principles that should guide the national effort to confront illegal immigration. The Hayworth bill, a 115-page document incorporating new proposals authored by…

By Jon Kyl After two enormous hurricanes in a month, America has a lot of work to do. Things will never be quite the same on the Gulf Coast, and rebuilding will require some creative thinking lest history repeat itself.…

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Jon Kyl introduced legislation to stimulate the construction of new refineries, particularly to replace the capacity lost as a result of Hurricane Katrina. It would increase the tax depreciation schedule for new refinery construction and…

Amendment Would Remove Barriers to Maintaining Data from Criminal Arrests WASHINGTON, D.C. - An amendment sponsored by U.S. Senator Jon Kyl that would improve the use of DNA to catch violent criminals was added to the Violence Against Women Act…

By Congressman Rick Renzi (AZ - 1) This week across our nation, America will pause to remember the victims and heroes from the September 11th attack, which occurred four years ago. While our nation was transformed by that cowardly attack,…

In his State of the Union address two years ago, President Bush declared that "health-care reform must begin with Medicare" because "Medicare is the binding commitment of a caring society." Following his lead, Congress passed a landmark Medicare reform law…

Common-sense legal reform will stop illegitimate lawsuits NEWTOWN, Conn.Ending a backdoor attempt to subvert our 2nd Amendment rights through politically motivated "junk" lawsuits, the Senate, on July 29, 2005, passed the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, a landmark…

Inaction on Border Protection Places More Pressure on Local Communities WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Rick Renzi (AZ-1), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, said that the U.S. Senate missed an important opportunity to expand the nation's…