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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Andy Biggs released the following statement in support of Senator Ron Johnson's request for Right to Try legislation to be incorporated in the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017:
PHOENIX — Some congressmen may have already been preparing for the annual August recess, but if one lawmaker from Arizona gets his way, everyone's plans will change.
U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) said Tuesday he has called on House leadership to match the actions of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who canceled the first two weeks of the usually sacrosanct August recess.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced that the Senate will postpone its annual August recess by two weeks. Congressman Biggs issued the following statement:
The Senate will have less time off in August so the lawmakers can work longer on priorities such as health care and tax reform, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Tuesday after repeated calls to do so from conservatives.
McConnell pointedly blamed Democrats for the lack of accomplishments since the new Republican-controlled Congress adjourned in January with President Donald Trump in the White House.
WASHINGTON – Senate leaders said Tuesday that they will delay their traditional August recess by two weeks, a move that has some Arizona congressmen wondering if the House should do the same.
Rep. Andy Biggs, R- Gilbert, has been pushing since June to do away with the August recess, a call he repeated Tuesday in a Twitter video in which he said "we still have to deal with … issues we promised the American people we'd work on."
PHOENIX — Some congressmen may have already been preparing for the annual August recess, but if one lawmaker from Arizona gets his way, everyone's plans will change.
U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) said Tuesday he has called on House leadership to match the actions of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who canceled the first two weeks of the usually sacrosanct August recess.
While the GOP mulls delaying its August recess to deal with the handful of unfinished legislative agenda items, President Trump is now being pressed to make good on a campaign promise to hold Congress in Washington until they deliver an Obamacare repeal bill to his desk.
The Association of Mature American Citizens on Tuesday called on Trump to propose a special session of Congress to debate Obamacare should the Senate fail to move on it by the end of the month.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Andy Biggs introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2018 to restore financial oversight to the Department of Defense (DoD). Specifically, this amendment requires DoD to decrease discretionary spending by .5 percent if they fail to submit their annual financial statement or if the statement has not received an audit opinion by an independent external auditor as required by current law.
Momentum is building for Congress to skip its August vacation and work on repealing Obamacare and approving a budget.
Bolstered by a Monday morning tweet of support from President Trump, those pushing to work through the month believe they have a rare chance to move on critical issues and deliver on key campaign promises that will help the Republican Party keep control of Congress.
So far the GOP leadership has dismissed calls to skip the summer vacation, and most are betting against a change.
Three Arizona Congressmen are asking Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke to consider "total rescission" of four national monuments in Arizona.
Republican Reps. Trent Franks, Andy Biggs, and Paul Gosar joined 11 other congressmen in signing a June 30 letter responding to Zinke's request for congressional input on 27 monuments the Department of the Interior is reviewing for President Donald Trump.