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Washington, D.C. - Recently, while responding to a call, an Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) trooper, Edward Andersson, was ambushed, shot, and assaulted by Leonard Pennuelas Escobar on Interstate 10. The DPS trooper was taken to a local hospital in stable condition and has since been released.
Washington, D.C. – Today, President Donald J. Trump took immediate steps to secure the border and protect innocent Americans from criminal illegal immigrants through executive orders.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Andy Biggs voted YES on H.R. 7 – the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Insurance Full Disclosure Act. H.R. 7 permanently bans the use of federal funds to pay for elective abortions and healthcare plans with elective abortion coverage. H.R.
Washington, D.C. - Today, President Donald Trump reinstated the “Mexico City Policy,” which was established by President Reagan in 1984 to ban federal tax dollars from funding international organizations that promote or provide abortions. Congressman Biggs issued the following statement:
Washington, DC - Congressman Andy Biggs issued the following statement after the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump as the nation's 45th President:
Today was the 58th Presidential Inauguration and the swearing in of our 45th President.
Today was the 58th Presidential Inauguration and the swearing in of our 45th President.
It’s an amazing time to be in Washington, D.C. Many people are filled with great optimism for our country. Hundreds of thousands of people are here for this occasion, and millions more tuned into the event on their televisions or live-streamed from their computers.
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Andy Biggs introduced the Protection from Obamacare Mandates and Congressional Equity Act. This legislation provides an exemption to the Obamacare individual mandate for individuals residing in counties with fewer than two health insurance issuers offering plans on an Exchange.
Congressman Andy Biggs issued the following statement after President Obama commuted the sentence of Private Manning:
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Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Andy Biggs voted YES on S. Con. Res. 3. Congressman Biggs released the following statement after his vote:
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PHOENIX — A week after President Donald Trump threatened to shut down the government unless he gets funding for a border wall between the United States and Mexico, an Arizona congressman said that may not be what the country wants.
“I don’t think people really want to shut down government,” Republican Rep. Andy Biggs told KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Arizona’s Morning News on Tuesday.
Republican leaders don’t want a government shutdown. Democrats don’t either, at least not officially.
It’s time to “put the screws” to Republican lawmakers who promised to repeal Obamacare, one House member says, and that’s why he supports reviving a successful 2015 attempt to get rid of the health care law.
“We certainly can’t give up,” Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., said in a phone interview with The Daily Signal.
A Senate-passed bill intended to help dying patients access experimental drugs will likely face lengthier deliberations in the House. While the Senate fast-tracked the bill on Aug. 3, the House will likely subject it to a hearing and markup before bringing it up to a vote, according to congressional aides and a lobbyist.
According to Rep. Andy Biggs (“Kill the Filibuster Before It’s Too Late,” op-ed, Aug. 7), the Senate filibuster is the greatest obstacle blocking Republicans from fulfilling their agenda. But why is the filibuster such an obstacle? It wasn’t always so.
The McLinn family of Indianapolis is still fighting for their seven-year-old son, Jordan, who was diagnosed at the age of 3 with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. This is an aggressive disease that results in muscle weakness and loss first attacking the extremities, eventually moving to the heart and other internal organs.
PHOENIX — An Arizona congressman wrote that the Senate needs to remove a 60-vote requirement to pass legislation in order to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda.
An Arizona congressman is working to remove energy subsidies that are part of the 2014 farm bill.
Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., recently released legislation that he says could save the American taxpayer more than a billion dollars over five years.
The greatest obstacle blocking Republicans from fulfilling our agenda is not manufactured outrage about Russians. It’s the Senate filibuster, the 60-vote threshold to suspend debate that prevents most bills from making it to the floor.