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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Biggs introduced the Small Business Flexibility Act, which would grant restaurant owners and other employers of tipped workers greater flexibility over how they pay and manage their staffs. Congressman Biggs offered the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4378, a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the federal government through November 21, 2019, along with other program extenders. This legislation was introduced the night before. Congressman Biggs voted against the CR and issued the following statement:
PHOENIX — A push in Washington, D.C. could make hyperbaric oxygen treatment available to veterans with traumatic brain injuries and post traumatic stress disorder.
The veterans would sit in pure oxygen chambers for hours.
"They become less stressed out, less aggressive, they can sleep better, and their IQ improves," said Saad Allawi, director of strategy and operations for Healing Arizona Veterans.
The House Freedom Caucus, a group of conservative lawmakers in the House, has new leadership: Arizona Republican Andy Biggs. Biggs joins the podcast to discuss Rep. Justin Amash's departure from the House Freedom Caucus, how the group can be effective in a Democrat-controlled House, and what policies he intends to prioritize. Biggs also shares about his trips to the border, and why he's concerned illegal immigrants are bringing diseases like mumps and measles to the United States.
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WASHINGTON — Two lawmakers introduced legislation in the House and Senate on Wednesday that would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to offer hyperbaric oxygen therapy for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury – an unproven treatment that some veterans have praised as a useful tool in their recovery.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Andy Biggs (AZ-05) and Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) introduced the TBI and PTSD Treatment Act to direct the Veterans Administration (VA) to furnish Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) to veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). TreatNOW and Healing Arizona Veterans, two organizations dedicated to the advancement of HBOT to treat TBI and PTSD, wrote in support of the TBI and PTSD Treatment Act. Congressman Biggs and Senator Cramer released the following statements:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Democrats continued another faux impeachment hearing with Corey Lewandowski. Congressman Biggs issued the following statement:
Several years ago, numerous conservative Members of Congress felt that the "swamp" stood in the way of restoring government to its proper role of protecting individual freedoms. To counter the uniparty obstruction that prevents Congress from producing a balanced budget and facilitating unbridled government growth, these members formed the House Freedom Caucus.
The idea was that too many Americans, particularly conservatives, were feeling disenfranchised. The House Freedom Caucus would serve to fight the entrenched powers that brought so much dismay to Americans.
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) on Monday raised concerns over allegations of wrongdoing and retaliation against employees working to protect whistleblowers at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
In a letter sent to VA Secretary Robert Wilkie, the incoming House Freedom Caucus chairman said he was approached by two high-profile employees in the agency's Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection (OAWP) alleging they have been the victims of retaliatory acts.