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Tucson, AZ – Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva released the following statement after a Department of Homeland Security contractor damaged a 1,000-year-old cultural site, the Las Playas Intaglio, during border wall construction on the Tohono O’odham Nation.
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Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva released the following statement after the House of Representatives voted to fund the Department of Homeland Security:
Washington, D.C. — Representative Adelita S. Grijalva co-led a series of amendments to the Republican-led farm bill to address recent cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which has resulted in a 47% decrease in SNAP enrollment in Arizona – the largest decline of any state.
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to limit a key provision of the Voting Rights Act that helped ensure representation for communities of color in the drawing of congressional district boundaries:
Washington, D.C. — Representative Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07), alongside U.S. Representatives Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) and Greg Stanton (AZ-04), introduced the Short-Term Holding Facilities Standards Restoration Act. The bill addresses overcrowding at temporary ICE holding facilities, such as Mesa Gateway Airport’s Arizona Removal Operations Coordination Center (AROCC), and restores a clear 12-hour limit for detainee stays in ICE holding facilities.
Washington, D.C. – On Earth Day, Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva, joined by fellow Co-Chairs of the Senate and House Environmental Justice Caucuses U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and U.S. Representatives Summer Lee (D-PA-12) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12) unveiled a bicameral report card underscoring how the Trump Administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” mantra is yet another broken promise to the American people.
Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva questioned Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr during a hearing of the House Education and Workforce Committee on the proposed FY27 HHS budget.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva (AZ-07) sent a letter today to U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz raising serious concerns with the proposed Hermosa Critical Minerals Project in Southern Arizona, following a recent community roundtable where residents voiced strong opposition and alarm over the project’s potential impacts.