Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Treasury Department released the Monthly Treasury Statement for May 2019. The data shows that government revenues have increased for FY 2019 (in large part due to tax collections), but that government spending has increased almost 10% during the same period. Interest on the national debt has cost the United States over $354 billion during FY 2019, and is estimated to run over $593 billion by the end of the fiscal year. Congressman Biggs released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats continued their harassment of President Donald Trump and his administration, passing H.Res. 430 to empower committee chairmen to bypass the entire House of Representatives in attempts to enforce subpoenas with Trump officials. Congressman Biggs voted against the resolution and issued the following statement:
GILBERT, ARIZONA – Today, Congressman Biggs and his colleagues sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security to address recent reports that illegal aliens are being transported around the country without travel identification required for air travel. Representatives Babin, Gaetz, Cloud, Roy, Gosar, Duncan, and Hice joined the letter to Acting Secretary McAleenan.
Read the text of the letter below:
June 7, 2019
GILBERT, ARIZONA – Today, the Department of Labor released the May 2019 Employment Situation report. Congressman Biggs released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced official May numbers for illegal alien apprehensions at America's southern border. According to CBP, 144,278 aliens were "apprehended or deemed inadmissible at the southern border" and "more than 675,000 migrants have been apprehended or deemed inadmissible so far this fiscal year" – approximately the size of one congressional district. Congressman Biggs released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats passed H.R. 6, providing a massive amnesty for illegal aliens. Congressman Biggs voted against this legislation and issued the following statement:
"Our border is being overrun. Our nation is being invaded. Our Border Patrol agents are outnumbered. And yet Democrats just passed an amnesty bill to reward and incentivize the lawlessness besieging our country – without any measures to address the humanitarian and security emergency at the border.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler announced a hearing next week with former White House Counsel John Dean, a key witness in the Watergate proceedings. Congressman Biggs issued the following statement:
GILBERT, ARIZONA – One year ago today, the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act, which Congressman Biggs introduced in the House of Representatives the first week he entered office, was signed into law by President Trump. This bipartisan legislation allows critically ill patients who have exhausted all other options to try medications that have passed basic Food and Drug Administration (FDA) safety protocols but not completed the full, multiyear approval process. Congressman Biggs issued the following statement:
GILBERT, ARIZONA – Today, President Donald Trump announced that he would be making a dramatic statement on the next steps for border security. Congressman Biggs issued the following statement:
GILBERT, ARIZONA – Today, former Special Counsel Robert Mueller made a short statement regarding his investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election. Congressman Biggs, one of the first officials to publicly point out Mueller's conflicts of interests during his investigation, released the following statement: