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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:
Happy Summer!
I trust you all had a great Fourth of July. I shared some thoughts on our nation’s independence with the Washington Examiner. I hope you will read this op-ed.
Gilbert, Arizona – Today, Congressman Andy Biggs sent a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan, requesting that he cancel Congress’s current plans to recess for the month of August.
Gilbert, Arizona – Today, Congressman Andy Biggs echoed President Donald Trump, Senator Rand Paul, and Senator Ben Sasse in suggesting that Congress should repeal Obamacare before moving to revitalize the failed health care system:
Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed The No Sanctuary for Criminals Act (H.R. 3003) and Kate’s Law (H.R. 3004). Congressman Andy Biggs co-authored The No Sanctuary for Criminals Act, which included his bill, Grant’s Law. Congressman Biggs issued the following statement:
Washington, D.C. – Today, The U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will hear arguments for President Trump’s executive order that temporary limits travel from six nations. The Court also lifted lower court injunctions for much of the executive order. Congressman Biggs issued the following statement:
Greetings from Washington, D.C. -
Hope all of you avoided this week’s Arizona heat as much as possible. Here’s an update on what I’ve been doing in Congress.
#TEAMSCALISE
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Andy Biggs called for Special Counsel Robert Mueller to recuse himself from the Department of Justice investigation:
Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate released draft legislation to amend Obamacare. Congressman Andy Biggs released the following statement:
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PHOENIX – U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Arizona) has filed a motion to censure Rep. Maxine Waters over her suggestion that members of the Trump administration should be confronted in public.
Biggs was responding to comments the California Democrat made during a rally against President Donald Trump’s immigration policy in Los Angeles over the weekend.
" You need to understand there is no border,” said Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., asked to explain what people who don’t live in border states miss about immigration.
"There’s no border, No. 1,” Biggs continued. "No. 2, the impact of that is everything from drug smuggling to human trafficking to violence.”
If I were a citizen of Mexico, living in Guadalajara, and decided I wanted to emigrate to the United States, I would have to apply for the legal documents to enter the U.S. while I remained in Mexico. It would require a significant period of time and a thorough process before I could legally enter.
Republican lawmakers are asking the Justice Department’s internal watchdog to hand over the names of unidentified FBI agents and employees mentioned in its report on how the FBI investigated Hillary Clinton's private email server.
A group of eight House Republicans has asked Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz to give them the names of FBI employees mentioned in last week's report on the Hillary Clinton email investigation, some of whom were portrayed as anti-Trump.
A U.S. House bill sponsored by Arizona Republican Andy Biggs that gives terminally ill people access to experimental drugs was signed into law by President Donald Trump on Wednesday.
The legislation, known as the “Right to Try” bill, allows patients with life-threatening conditions to use treatments that haven’t received Food and Drug Administration approval.
Americans elected Republicans to enact a pro-life agenda, yet Congress has done very little to protect life because of the Senate’s 60-vote rule. Until this arcane rule is repealed, we can only change policy around the margins. We must do more to defend the unborn.
James Comey’s recent novel demonstrates that Comey let his ego undermine the Constitution he was sworn to defend.
Comey is upset that he was fired. He is angry with the public for having the audacity to elect Donald Trump as president. He wanted revenge, and he wrote a tell-all book (for profit) to teach Trump a lesson.
The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, on which we both serve, recently reviewed the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) proposed budget for next year. It includes more than $6 billion for basic scientific research.