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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, after four House Republicans joined all House Democrats in forcing a vote on a clean, three-year extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits, Arizona Representatives Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07), Greg Stanton (AZ-04), and Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) released the following statement: 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Adelita S. Grijalva joined by U.S. Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, and Representatives Greg Stanton and Yassamin Ansari sent a letter to the Chairs and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Homeland Security Committees calling for a formal congressional investigation into a troubling pattern of abusive conduct and obstruction of independent journalism and congressional oversight by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

TUCSON, AZ - Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva released the following statement following an ICE raid that took place on the west-side of Tucson. A video statement is available here. For the latest updates, please follow Rep.

TUCSON, AZ - Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva released the following statement following an ICE raid that took place on the west-side of Tucson. A video statement is available here. For the latest updates, please follow Rep.

WASHINGTON, DC – Literacy opens the door for lifelong opportunity and economic success. To make sure this door is open to every child, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and U.S. Representative Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ-07) introduced the Right to Read Act, which will close gaps in access to school library resources and surge federal investment in support of increasing student literacy across America.  

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, reading scores for American nine-year-olds have dropped to their lowest point since 1990.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight, Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva took to the House floor to condemn a recent raid by Border Patrol of a humanitarian aid site operated by the non-profit, No More Deaths. According to reports, the agents entered the site without a warrant, taking three immigrants into custody.

WASHINGTON D.C.. - Newly elected Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07) today introduced her first piece of legislation in Congress - the Save Oak Flat from Foreign Mining Act. First introduced by her father in 2015, the landmark bill would repeal the 2014 controversial National Defense Authorization Act rider that handed over 2,422 acres of Arizona’s Tonto National Forest, including the sacred site of Oak Flat (Chi’chil Biłdagoteel), to a foreign mining corporation.  

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva (AZ-07) introduced a bipartisan House Resolution recognizing National Native American Heritage Month and celebrating the cultural, historical, and economic contributions of Native American communities across the United States. The resolution reaffirms the federal government’s commitment to Tribal sovereignty, self-governance, and the nation-to-nation relationship between the United States and Tribal Nations. The resolution is co-sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK-04), Rep.