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GILBERT, ARIZONA – This week, Congressman Andy Biggs introduced the Freedom for Farmers Act to abolish the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Agency of Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) within one year of enactment while ensuring that critical public health safeguards are preserved. Although ATSDR was originally established to investigate toxic waste sites (known as "Superfunds"), it has recently begun to harass law-abiding agricultural companies. Congressman Biggs released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was expected to testify this week before the House Judiciary and Oversight Committees, but he will not appear. Congressman Andy Biggs and Congressman Matt Gaetz released the following statements:
When discussing matters of national security and threats to America, most people immediately think of overseas terrorists plotting destruction of our homeland or North Korea's building up its nuclear program.
But there is an equally grave threat: our unsecured southern border with Mexico.
Living in a border state, my constituents and I fully comprehend these dangers. We, too, experience the violence of cartels, drug and human trafficking, and increased drug activity.
GILBERT, ARIZONA – Today, the U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Brett Kavanaugh for the U.S. Supreme Court. Congressman Andy Biggs issued the following statement:
Andrew McCarthy, the contributing editor of National Review, joins Congressman Biggs to talk about the evolution of American judicial philosophy on the eve of the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation vote in the U.S. Senate. https://soundcloud.com/user-171694389-215186623/the-evolution-of-american-judicial-philosophy-with-andrew-mccarthy
GILBERT, ARIZONA – Today, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of Arizona, announced their endorsement for H.R. 7013 – the Phoenix VA Congressional Oversight Act. Jim Ellars, National Legislative Officer in Arizona, released the following letter of endorsement:
The Honorable Andy Biggs
Member of Congress
1626 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Congressman Biggs,
Seven Republican congressmen formally requested on Wednesday that the House and Senate Ethics Committees investigate Democrats' handling of Christine Blasey Ford's letter detailing sexual assault allegations.
GILBERT, ARIZONA – Today, Congressman Andy Biggs sent letters to the House and Senate Committees on Ethics, requesting an immediate investigation into the mishandling of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's sensitive correspondence. Congressman Biggs was joined by Representatives Steve King, Jeff Duncan, Bob Gibbs, Ralph Norman, Rod Blum, and Louie Gohmert.
GILBERT, ARIZONA – Today, Congressman Andy Biggs introduced the Phoenix VA Congressional Oversight Act, which authorizes a pilot program to improve constituent services in Arizona. He released the following statement: