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VILLAGE OF OAK CREEK—Today, Congressman Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ-01) and Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE-03) sent a bipartisan letter signed by 36 members of Congress urging House and Senate leadership to prioritize a legislative solution to a critical flaw in the Medicare telehealth program that does not allow Medicare to cover telehealth services in many rural hospitals.
VILLAGE OF OAK CREEK—As more Americans begin working and learning from home to slow the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), more people than ever before are using the internet as their primary mode of communication with jobs and schools.
VILLAGE OF OAK CREEK— Today, in response to reports that the Navajo Nation now has 14 confirmed cases of COVID-19, Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) sent letters to Vice President Pence and Governor Doug Ducey requesting information on their plans to prioritize funding and resources for Indian Country during this public health emergency.
VILLAGE OF OAK CREEK— Today, in response to reports that the Navajo Nation now has 14 confirmed cases of COVID-19, Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) sent letters to Vice President Pence and Governor Doug Ducey requesting information on their plans to prioritize funding and resources for Indian Country during this public health emergency.
VILLIAGE OF OAK CREEK— Today, in response to continued national disorganization among COVID-19 response and mitigation efforts, Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) issued the following statement:
When I was elected to Congress in 2016, I vowed to do my part to keep Arizona families healthy and informed. Today, I am joining Yavapai County Community Health Services Epidemiologist Stephen Everett to bring you updated information and resources regarding the spread of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19).
WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) and Senator Kyrsten Sinema led a letter from the Arizona Congressional Delegation urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to stop a regulation that will harm the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), Arizona’s Medicaid program, and jeopardize health care for vulnerable Arizonans.
VILLAGE OF OAK CREEK—With federal lawmakers currently in talks to put together a third legislative package to help slow the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and better address the toll these necessary measures will inevitably take on American families, Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) sent a letter to Rear Admiral Michael D. Weahkee, the top official at the Indian Health Services (IHS), voicing his concerns that tribal leaders and health officials are neither receiving adequate guidance from IHS, nor the resources that they need in a timely manner.
WASHINGTON—Tonight, Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) voted to pass H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, a supplemental appropriation to allocate billions in federal funding to continue to address the spread of the Coronavirus and the effects on American families.
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TUBA CITY, Ariz. — On Aug. 15, Council Delegate Walter Phelps (Cameron, Coalmine Canyon, Leupp, Tolani Lake, Tsidi To ii), highlighted Western Navajo Agency concerns to Congressman Tom O’Halleran (D – AZ).
PHOENIX — For someone on vacation, U.S. Rep Tom O’Halleran of Arizona’s 1st Congressional District is one busy guy.
The Democrat’s August recess has been full. This week alone he has met constituents and attended roundtables in the state on cybersecurity warfare, sexual violence and the opioids crisis, he told KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Arizona Morning News on Thursday.
After months battling over Republican-led health-care proposals, three Arizona members of Congress have joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers trying to shore up a portion of the nation's insurance system.
The New Deal Rural Broadband Act would authorize $20 billion in federal funds for infrastructure. It would also establish an office to manage internet access programs nationwide and streamline investment.
An Arizona senator wants to clarify whether President Trump’s recent federal hiring freeze extends to seasonal wildland firefighters. Republican Jeff Flake is concerned the U.S. Forest Service won’t have the necessary personnel this year.
Congressman Tom O’Halleran, member of the House Armed Services Committee, voted last week to pass the FY18 National Defense Authorization Act, legislation that allocates funding for military operations at home and abroad.
U.S. Rep. Tom O’Halleran, D-Ariz., called the media to a local American Legion Post Monday morning to express his concern over the Trump administration’s Obamacare replacement plan, the American Healthcare Act (AHCA).
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Tom O’Halleran, D-Ariz, commented on the recent efforts by the Trump administration to follow long-standing ethics rules after being pressed by members of Congress in a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney.
For two weeks, Maryvale has held a farmers market in El Oso Park. It's all a part of making the community more sustainable and healthy.
For many folks, strolling around the local farmer's market is a Saturday ritual, but Congressman Tom O'Halleran says it's so much more.