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During the 2016 elections, President Trump and a majority of Congress campaigned on the promise to repeal ObamaCare and implement pro-growth economic policies. From the start of the 115th Congress in January, the House of Representatives and the Senate have been spinning in circles trying to uphold those promises. Despite efforts, we have not yet succeeded. What is stopping us? The Senate's 60-vote requirement to end a filibuster.
GILBERT, ARIZONA – Today, the Trump administration announced that it is temporarily rolling back two Obama-era rules in order to protect "Americans who have a religious or moral objection to paying for health insurance that covers contraceptive/abortifacient services." The failure of the Obama administration to provide these protections received notoriety, in large part, due to the Hobby Lobby lawsuit and the subsequent 2014 U.S. Supreme Court decision. Congressman Biggs issued the following statement:
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Andy Biggs voted YES on H. Con. Res. 71 – the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Budget Resolution. Congressman Biggs released the following statement:
Loyalists of President Donald Trump are losing patience with Republican leaders over the wide-ranging Russia probes creeping into his inner circle, saying House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have allowed the investigations to hobble the White House for months.
WASHINGTON, D.C - Congressman Andy Biggs (AZ-05) will deliver the following testimony during the House Energy and Commerce's hearing on "Examining Patient Access to Investigational Drugs."
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Biggs attended the House GOP's tax reform retreat and released the following statement:
"The Republican tax reform framework cuts taxes while significantly simplifying our outdated tax system. This is good news for families, businesses, and our economy as a whole. We are moving in the right direction, and I am optimistic that we will have actual legislation to debate and vote on as soon as possible."
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Gilbert, Arizona - Congressman Andy Biggs and 27 of his colleagues in the House of Representatives sent a letter to Department of Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta requesting an indefinite delay of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) final rule on crystalline silica. Congressman Biggs released the following statement:
PHOENIX — A bipartisan group of Arizona lawmakers wrote a letter to the Trump administration, claiming that foreign government subsidies are jeopardizing airlines and threatening local jobs.
When discussing matters of national security and threats to the United States, most people immediately think of overseas terrorists plotting destruction of our homeland or North Korea's efforts to build up its nuclear program.
But there is an equally grave threat, one that is frequently caught in the political crosshairs: our unsecured southern border.
Gilbert, Arizona – Today, Congressman Andy Biggs and other members of the Arizona delegation sent a letter to Secretaries Tillerson, Ross, and Chao expressing concerns about foreign government subsidies that jeopardize commercial airline service and threaten Arizona jobs. Congressman Biggs released the following statement: