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BY CRISTINA MARCOS - 02/07/17 (The Hill)
Congressman Andy Biggs has landed a subcommittee chairmanship, a signal of confidence from fellow Republicans in the freshman.
Biggs will head the Environment subcommittee within the Science, Space and Technology Committee. It's a mouthful, but it allows Biggs to pick up a gavel not long after he wielded one as Arizona's state Senate president.
BY REID WILSON - 02/01/17 (The Hill)
Arizona Republicans are tired of being covered by one of the most liberal courts of appeals in the nation, and now they want a court they hope will more accurately reflect the conservative attitudes of the Mountain West.
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) has introduced legislation to create a new federal court of appeals to cover district courts in Arizona, Alaska, Idaho, Montana and Nevada. The new 12th Circuit would carve up the 9th Circuit, the busiest of the 11 circuit courts in the nation.
Seeking a court system more in line with Arizona's politics, the state's Republican lawmakers are making a new push to move the state out of the federal appeals court that includes California.
Most of Arizona's congressional delegation and its two senators have weighed in on President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban that affects people from seven predominantly Muslim countries over terrorism concerns.
Rep. David Schweikert, a Republican, has not issued any statements. Here is what the others have said:
An Arizona congressman says the recent shooting of a state trooper by a Mexican citizen in the United States illegally points to a need for tightened border security and stricter law enforcement.
As one of the first orders of business in the 115th Congress, we are repealing the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, to replace it with a more patient-centered alternative.
President Obama and congressional Democrats forced the ACA on Americans with little debate and a severe lack of transparency. Today, increased costs, dwindling choices and decreased quality of care are hurting our constituents.
Story by KTAR — PHOENIX — As Donald Trump officially made the transition from president-elect to 45th president of the United States on Friday, several Arizona lawmakers traveled to D.C. — and used social media to document history taking place.
Arizona Sen. John McCain sent out a tweet late Friday afternoon, congratulating the president and Vice President Mike Pence and looking ahead to "address the many challenges facing our nation."