Pushes for More Prevention Instead of Suppression to Stop Wildfires in the West WASHINGTON D.C. Congressman Rick Renzi (AZ-1) is leading the debate in Congress to build consensus on the federal response to forest fires in rural Arizona and across…

Bill would criminalize cross-border tunnels and impose stiff penalties for those using, financing, or constructing them WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ) has introduced legislation to criminalize the construction and financing of cross-border tunnels and impose stiff penalties on those…

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Rick Renzi (AZ-1) released the following statement on March 8, 2006 after Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano's decision to veto more National Guard troops along the border. "Governor Napolitano has made passing the buck a political art…

WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman J.D. Hayworth issued the following statement on Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano's executive order to expand the Arizona National Guard's presence on the border with Mexico. "Janet Napolitano is trying desperately to have it both ways. In September…

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee adopted a measure on March 9, 2006 authored by U.S. Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) to provide over 200 miles of fencing and vehicle barriers along Arizona's border with Mexico. "The new fencing…

By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl I recently held a hearing in my Terrorism and Homeland Security Subcommittee intended to reacquaint the public with the dire consequences of the federal governments failure to control the southern border of the United States.…

Measure Will Provide Tools for Tribal Governments to Fight Illegal Drug Use WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Rick Renzi (AZ-1) on March 9, 2006, offered an amendment to the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act (HR 2829) that was…

PHOENIX In a campaign that continues to be all spin and no substance, Jim Pederson unveiled new campaign themes in a transparent attempt to try to break with his long liberal record. While the Kyl Campaigns Tucson Office has been…

Introduces legislation prohibiting foreign ownership or control of seaports and terminals WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman J.D. Hayworth has introduced legislation (H.R. 4817) prohibiting entities owned or controlled by foreign governments from carrying out operations at seaports in the United States. The…

Says Action Puts America's Most Vulnerable Transportation Hubs At Risk WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Rick Renzi (AZ-1) on February 21, 2006, expressed opposition to the decision permitting a United Arab Emirates company to take control over several U.S. seaports. The…

Washington, D.C. - On February 23, 2006, Senators Kyl (R-AZ), McCain (R-AZ), Lott (R-TN), Santorum (R-PA), Vitter (R-LA), Lieberman (D-CT), Obama (D-IL), Isakson (R-GA), Dodd (D-CT), Feingold (D-WI) and Collins (R-ME), issued the following joint statement: "As an ad hoc…

WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ), chairman of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Homeland Security of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today held a hearing to raise public awareness on the increasing levels of violence along the southern border,…