Press Releases

GILBERT, ARIZONA - Congressman Biggs released the following statement to address the current transition at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau:

"I support President Donald Trump's designation of Mick Mulvaney as Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The President was well within his constitutional right to make this appointment under the Vacancies Act.

GILBERT, ARIZONA – Congressman Biggs released the following statement on the potential inclusion of a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) deal in the end-of-year spending bill:

"As Congress approaches another government funding deadline, I am encouraged by Speaker Paul Ryan's comments that lawmakers are not planning to tie DACA reform to these negotiations. Congress should pass single-subject legislation, which maximizes the transparency of our votes to constituents. It would be a grave mistake to add DACA reform to the spending bill.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Congressman Biggs voted in favor of this legislation and issued the following statement:

"H.R. 1 is a major step forward in tax policy. It provides relief from burdensome taxes for most Americans – individuals, families, and businesses. I am optimistic that when we complete the legislative process, we will see tax cuts for all Americans.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight, Congressman Andy Biggs filed two amendments with the U.S. House Rules Committee to address concerns with the tax reform package. One amendment makes all provisions within the bill retroactive to January 1, 2017. The second amendment lowers the top tax rate by 5% to 34.6%. Congressman Biggs issued the following statement:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Donald Trump traveled home from his overseas trip to Asia. Congressman Biggs released the following statement:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tonight, the Justice Department announced its intention to evaluate the appointment of a special counsel to investigate matters surrounding Uranium One and the Clinton Foundation, responding to two requests from the House Judiciary Committee. Congressman Andy Biggs, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, responded to the breaking news:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last night, Congressman Andy Biggs (AZ-05) led a special order on the U.S. House floor to shed light on the conflicts of interest of those in the previous administration. Joining Congressman Biggs on the floor were Rep. Mark Meadows, Rep. Jim Jordan, Rep. Matt Gaetz, Rep. Trent Franks, Rep. Louie Gohmert, Rep. Scott Perry, Rep. Ted Yoho, and Rep. Jody Hice.

The topics covered last night included Robert Mueller, James Comey, Uranium One, Fusion GPS, the Trump dossier, Hillary Clinton, and the Clinton Foundation.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Andy Biggs (AZ-05), chairman of the U.S. House Science, Space, and Technology Committee's Subcommittee on Environment, delivered the following opening statement at this morning's joint subcommittee hearing, "Geoengineering: Innovation, Research, and Technology":

Good Morning and welcome to today's joint Environment Subcommittee and Energy Subcommittee hearing on geoengineering. I'd like to thank our witnesses for being here today.