Press Releases
GILBERT, ARIZONA – Last week, the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security proposed a new rule to streamline consideration of asylum claims. The rule gives the federal government needed tools to combat fraudulent claims and to work through the 1-million case backlog. Congressman Andy Biggs issued the following statement:
GILBERT, ARIZONA – Today, the U.S. Department of Labor released the May Employment Situation Summary, showing an increase of 2.5 million jobs and a decreased unemployment rate to 13.3%. Experts had predicted that there would be over 8 million jobs lost and an unemployment rate of over 19%. Congressman Biggs issued the following statement:
GILBERT, ARIZONA – Tonight, President Donald Trump addressed the nation after multiple days of destructive riots across the country. Congressman Biggs reacted to the president's remarks:
GILBERT, ARIZONA – Today, Congressman Andy Biggs sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig expressing grave concerns about poor taxpayer services since the coronavirus crisis began. He issued the following statement:
GILBERT, ARIZONA – Today, President Donald Trump deemed houses of worship ‘essential,' and called for governors around the nation to allow houses of worship to reopen immediately. Congressman Biggs issued the following statement:
GILBERT, ARIZONA – Congressman Biggs introduced the Medical Innovation Acceleration Act, which would eliminate Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversight of low-risk, non-invasive medical devices.
GILBERT, ARIZONA – This week, Congressman Andy Biggs and five colleagues sent a letter to President Donald Trump, urging him to suspend granting new guestworker visas for at least one year so that Americans are not forced to compete with foreign labor as the nation recovers from the coronavirus outbreak. Congressman Biggs issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Biggs introduced the Buzz Off Act to prevent federal law enforcement agencies from using drones to conduct warrantless surveillance of U.S. citizens. He offered the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight, the Democrat-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed Speaker Pelosi's $3.5 trillion spending package. Congressman Biggs voted no on the partisan legislation and issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives passed H.Res.965 to authorize remote voting in the House and to provide for official remote committee proceedings. Congressman Biggs voted NO and issued the following statement: