The Office of Rep. Kirkpatrick Meets With Migrants, Advocates in Series of Border Trips
(Tucson, AZ) — Over the past week, Rep. Kirkpatrick and her staff traveled to the border to meet with migrant advocates, migrants, small business owners, and local government officials. On Thursday, the group visited sister cities Douglas, Arizona and Agua Prieta, Sonora, where they met with local business owners to discuss how they have fared…
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Rep. Kirkpatrick Announces Opening Of Venue Grant Program To Support Local Jobs
Rep. Kirkpatrick Helped Secure Additional Funding for Local Venue Businesses via American Rescue Plan (Tucson, AZ) – Today, Rep. Kirkpatrick announced that more help is here for local businesses and jobs as the Small Business Administration’s Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program will begin accepting applications on Thursday, April 8th, 2021. Rep. Kirkpatrick helped secure…
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Rep. Kirkpatrick Announces Arizona Community Health Centers to Receive $135 Million in American Rescue Plan Funding to Expand Vaccine Access
Tucson, AZ – Today, Rep. Kirkpatrick announced that 23 Community Health Centers in Arizona will receive a total of $135 million in American Rescue Plan funds to expand their COVID-19 vaccination and treatment operations. The resources are part of the American Rescue Plan’s investments to expand access to vaccines in underserved communities. In Southern Arizona,…
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Reps. Kirkpatrick, Grijalva, Gallego, O’Halleran & Stanton Urge Governor Ducey to Reconsider Decision to Turn Down FEMA Vaccination Site
(Washington, DC) — This morning, Representatives Ann Kirkpatrick, Raúl Grijalva, Ruben Gallego, Tom O’Halleran, and Greg Stanton sent a letter to Arizona Governor Ducey urging him to reconsider his decision to turn down Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) offer to set up and run a vaccine point of distribution (POD) in Pima County, which would…
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Rep. Kirkpatrick Demands Answers From State Regarding Pima County-FEMA Collaboration
(Tucson, AZ) — Today, Rep. Kirkpatrick is demanding answers from Governor Ducey regarding the State’s decision to reject the opening of a FEMA-run vaccination site in Pima County. FEMA and Pima County were in talks to set up vaccination clinics that would provide 6,000 shots a day for three weeks, along with a second three-week…
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