Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Labor released its Employment Situation Report for November, showing an increase of 266,000 jobs, a lowered unemployment rate of 3.5%, and a yearly wage rate uptick of 3.1%.
Americans are taking notice, just look at the headlines. CNBC said that "the jobs market turned in a stellar performance in November." Bloomberg News stated that "U.S. Jobs Trounce Forecasts; Wages Heat Up." USA Today wrote that the U.S. "Economy added booming 266,000 jobs in November."
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4863 to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) for ten years and increase its portfolio cap over that period to $175 billion. Congressman Biggs joined 178 fellow Republicans to vote against this bill and offered the following statement:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressmen Andy Biggs (AZ-05) and Ralph Norman (SC-05) introduced the Budget Process Enhancement Act. This bill makes two major reforms to the budget process. First, it would force federal government departments and agencies to justify new spending requests every year, rather than wait for steadily growing lump sums from Congress.
GILBERT, ARIZONA – Congressman Andy Biggs and Senator Martha McSally, along with the entire Arizona Congressional Delegation, introduced a bill to rename the Southeast Veterans Affairs Health Care Clinic located in Gilbert after U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Alexander W. Conrad.
GILBERT, ARIZONA – This week, Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee have rolled out transcripts of the recent, Soviet-style depositions of Ambassador McKinley, Ambassador Yovanovitch, Ambassador Sondland, and former Special Envoy Volker. The release of these transcripts came even though Chairman Schiff continues to hold back additional transcripts and schedules more secret depositions in his chamber. Congressman Biggs issued the following statement:
GILBERT, ARIZONA – Yesterday, the U.S. Treasury indicated that America's National Debt breached $23 trillion for the first time in the country's history. Congressman Biggs issued the following statement:
GILBERT, ARIZONA – This week, Congressman Biggs introduced the Small Business Prosperity Act, which builds on his longstanding efforts to extend the enormous economic momentum spurred by the historic Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to hardworking business owners across the country. This bill:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.Res.660 – a feeble attempt to justify their closed-door, Soviet-style impeachment inquisition of President Donald Trump. Two Democrats joined all Republicans in voting against this resolution. Congressman Biggs opposed the resolution and issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier this month, Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care System (PVAHCS) Director RimaAnn Nelson was reassigned to a new location, and the search for her replacement is ongoing. To facilitate the search, Congressman Andy Biggs sent a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilke outlining what he hopes to see in a new Director.
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