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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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. - Congressman Rick Renzi (AZ-1), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, has called for a complete and thorough review of the proposed agreement to allow a United Arab Emirates company to take control over…

By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl The February fire that consumed over 4,000 acres of Tonto National Forest in Arizona highlights our ongoing struggle to adequately prepare for and expeditiously suppress wildfires. It also shows the need to significantly increase the…

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Kyl praised the inclusion of funds in the new federal budget for improvements at two of Arizona's border ports of entry - funding that Kyl had specifically requested of the administration in September. The…