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Democratic members of Arizona congressional delegation push for more help for renters
TUCSON, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Members of Arizona's Democratic congressional delegation want Gov. Doug Ducey to do more to ensure people can stay in their homes in the midst of the pandemic.
WASHINGTON – Today, the House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 5541, the Tribal Power Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) that ensures tribal communities can access affordable, reliable energy sources.
The legislation is cosponsored by Congressman Markwayne Mullin (R-OK-02) and passed on voice vote.
WASHINGTON – TODAY, CONGRESSMAN O’HALLERAN (AZ-01) ANNOUNCED THAT NEARLY $200 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING HAD BEEN AWARDED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION’S (FCC) RURAL DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND TO BUILD HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND NETWORKS IN 129,445 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT ARIZONA.
WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) voted to pass the bipartisan Conference Report on H.R. 6395, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. The annual legislation includes a 3% pay increase for servicemembers, authorization of funding to strengthen American ability to respond to potential COVID-19 resurgence and other infectious diseases in the future, and improvements to military family paid maternal and paternal leave, child care, and sexual assault prevention and response programs within the U.S. armed forces.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman O’Halleran (AZ-01) announced that nearly $200 million in federal funding had been awarded by the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Rura
WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) joined his colleagues in the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, a group of 25 Republicans and 25 Democrats focused on finding common ground on our nation’s toughest challenges, at a press conference to present their $908 billion, four-month, COVID-19 emergency relief framework.
Following the event, O’Halleran released the following statement:
U.S. Reps. Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ) and Michael C. Burgess (R-TX) introduced last week a bill aimed at growing the electric vehicle jobs.
The bill, H.R. 8807, the Electric Vehicle Mobility Area Planning (EV MAP) Act, would create a $10 million grant programs to help local governments and electric utility companies to identify locations for electric vehicle charging stations.
WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) and Congressman Michael C. Burgess (TX-26) introduced H.R. 8807, the Electric Vehicle Mobility Area Planning Act (EV MAP Act). The bill would create a $10 million grant program to assist localities and electric utilities to identify the locations for electric vehicle charging stations in their communities.
WASHINGTON — As Lucid Motors gets closer to rolling out new vehicles at its electric auto manufacturing plant in Casa Grande, U.S. Rep. Tom O’Halleran is co-sponsoring legislation that would fund more vehicle charging stations.
This week O’Halleran, D-Ariz., and Rep. Michael C. Burgess, D-Texas, introduced HR 8807, the Electric Vehicle Mobility Area Planning Act. The bill would create a $10 million grant program to assist localities and electric utilities to identify the locations for electric vehicle charging stations in their communities.