Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Paul A. Gosar D.D.S. (AZ-04), Congressman Andy Biggs (AZ-05), and Congressman John Curtis (UT-03) issued statements following the leadership and membership changes in the Caucus. Congressman Biggs will serve as the Caucus' Chief Regulatory Reform Officer for 2018, and Congressman Curtis - the newest Member in the United States House of Representatives - has just joined the Caucus as a member. They issued the following statements:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Biggs voted YES on Congressman Amash's USA Rights Act amendment and NO on the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act. Congressman Biggs released the following statement:

"I was disappointed to see this amendment fail. This legislation would have repealed an unconstitutional search provision within Section 702 by requiring a warrant to access information in the database relating to U.S. persons. Sadly, today was a missed opportunity to defend Americans from both terrorists and privacy invasions.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup blocked the Trump administration's decision to end the unconstitutional Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Congressman Biggs released the following statement:

GILBERT, ARIZONA – Last night, the Department of Justice (DOJ) acquiesced to a congressional demand to turn over any documents related to the Russian dossier and to make available key witnesses for Capitol Hill testimony. Congressman Biggs released the following statement:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Biggs released the following statement after voting against the short-term government funding bill:

"Since 1996, Congress has adopted over 100 continuing resolutions (CR), bypassing its responsibilities to authorize spending under regular order. In that same time, the national debt has nearly quadrupled, leading this country to the brink of financial bankruptcy. Once again, Congress is too afraid to make the tough decisions to balance our budget.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, we learned that the General Service Administration (GSA) inappropriately, and potentially illegally, released tens of thousands of private documents from Donald Trump's Presidential Transition Team (PTT) to Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Current law considers records produced by the PTT as private and they are afforded Fourth Amendment protections. These documents are not government property, and the GSA does not have the authority to release any of these records without due process.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Congressman Biggs voted YES on the conference report and released the following statement:

"This is an historic day. We promised our constituents we would cut taxes and reform our outdated tax structure. Today, we honored those commitments. I applaud my colleagues who have worked for many months – and years – to accomplish this objective.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Biggs introduced the "Let Lenders Lend Act," which permanently eliminates the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). Congressman Biggs released the following statement: