Legislative News

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…

Jul 24, 2006

Passage of new bill designed to safeguard children awaits Presidents signature WASHINGTON Congressman J.D. Hayworth (R-Ariz.) today joined a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers in overwhelmingly passing the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act (H.R. 4472), designed to strengthen sex…

Jul 23, 2006

By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl A Harvard professor once appropriately likened Internet gambling to crack cocaine use because of its highly addictive and harmful characteristics. Internet gamblings characteristics are unique because: online players can gamble 24 hours a day from…

Jul 18, 2006

Reports show the 2006 federal deficit to be lower than projected WASHINGTON Economic numbers released on July 11, 2006 show the projected deficit for the 2006 budget year is significantly smaller than originally expected. The latest economic data puts the…

Jul 5, 2006

Kyl-requested funds aid projects in Flagstaff, Yuma and Bullhead City WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) announced on July 5, 2006 that the Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved the 2007 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill containing…