Rep. Kirkpatrick Announces Appropriations Strategy to Implement Community Project Funding
(Washington, D.C.) — Today, Rep. Kirkpatrick announces the House Appropriations Committee’s implementation of Community Project Funding, otherwise known as earmarks. Informed by the bipartisan Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, the inclusion of Community Project Funding in fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills came from listening to members on both sides of the aisle, from…
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Reps. Kirkpatrick, Grijalva Urge DHS Secretary To Involve Border Communities in Border Wall Recoup
(TUCSON, AZ) — Today, Rep. Kirkpatrick and Rep. Grijalva (AZ-03) sent a letter to President Biden and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging them to consult and involve border communities in discussions about the future of the border wall. They were joined by Rep. Juan Vargas (CA-51), Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49), Rep. Filemon…
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Rep. Kirkpatrick Votes to Pass the American Rescue Plan to Deliver Urgent Relief to the American People
(Washington, DC) – Today, Rep. Kirkpatrick voted to pass H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act, landmark, life-saving legislation that will provide urgently-needed resources to defeat the virus, get vaccines in people’s arms, put money into families’ pockets, return children safely to the classroom, and put people back to work. “Arizona families’ lives and livelihoods have…
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Rep. Kirkpatrick Votes to Pass Historic Equality Act to End Discrimination Against All LGBTQ Americans
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Rep. Kirkpatrick voted to pass H.R. 5, the Equality Act, to ensure that all LGBTQ Americans are granted the full protections guaranteed by federal civil rights law. The Equality Act extends anti-discrimination protections not just in the workplace, but in every place – in employment, education, access to credit, jury service,…
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Rep. Kirkpatrick Re-Appointed to House Committee on Agriculture
(Washington, DC) — Today, Rep. Kirkpatrick was re-appointed to the House Committee on Agriculture. She had previously served on the Agriculture Committee in both the 114th and 116th Congress. The House Committee on Agriculture oversees issues critical to rural Arizona, such as agricultural economics and education; dairy, livestock, poultry and meat production; nutrition; forestry; water conservation; and rural development. “I’m honored to serve on this committee once again and…
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