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September 22, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON—This morning, Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) joined the COVID Memorial Project to place the last of 20,000 American flags on the National Mall. Each flag represents 10 lives lost, as the United States crosses the devastating threshold of 200,000 COVID-19 deaths.

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September 22, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON— Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted to pass

September 17, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman O’Halleran (AZ-01) participated in a House Energy and Commerce

September 16, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON—Yesterday, House leadership announced the introduction of the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act, a legislative package to fund research and development needed to work toward a clean energy economy, invest in updating American energy innovation infrastructure, and work to reduce harmful carbon emissions to net-zero pollution. The

September 15, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) sent a letter to House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson and House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raul Grijalva asking that the pair work together to host a joint hearing between the two Committees to explore the federal role in reducing fire risk.

September 14, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ-01) and U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) introduced 

September 11, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) announced that the Department of Health and Human Services had awarded over $11 million in grant funding to support Navajo Nation and San Carlos Apache Tribe Head Start and Early Head Start programs.

September 10, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Last week, at the start of Suicide Prevention Month, Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) joined as an original cosponsor of H.R. 8144, the VA Mental Health Staffing Act, and H.R.

September 10, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON—Yesterday, Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) participated in a House Energy and Commerce Committee full committee markup of 38 bills, including his bipartisan Expanding Access to Sustainable Energy (EASE) Act, legislation to promote the adoption of energy storage technologies fo

September 10, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON - Representatives Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), and Larry Bucshon, M.D.

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July 22, 2020 In The News

WASHINGTON — Major environmental legislation sailed through Congress Wednesday while the nation’s political leaders were stuck in intense negotiations over the contours of a fifth coronavirus relief package.

July 11, 2020 In The News

WASHINGTON — The delays in tribes receiving Coronavirus Relief Fund payments allocated under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act have caused some tribes to seek extensions to spend the money. As it stands now, funds received from the CARES Act must be spent by tribes by December 30, 2020.

July 8, 2020 In The News

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) – Arizona’s five Democrats in the House of Representatives are calling on the federal government to help Arizona with a coronavirus testing blitz as coronavirus cases surge.

June 22, 2020 In The News

It is no easy task gaining admission into a United States Service Academy. Along with strict academic requirements, they require applicants also be of good character. That is reinforced by a recommendation from a state lawmaker serving their country in either the U.S. House or U.S. Senate.

June 19, 2020 In The News

Omar Gomez and Maria Lopez were beaming as they described the news they received Thursday morning, sharing the details with an almost breathless excitement.

Just five hours after he went to sleep, Gomez said he roused to a text from his brother that had a headline about the U.S. Supreme Court’s latest decision.

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June 12, 2020 In The News

Today, Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) joined 137 other House Members in a bipartisan letter to Senate leadership urging them to pass legislation providing $25 billion in emergency grants to the United States

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June 6, 2020 In The News

Sophia Sayles was excited to get her business back on track in January after taking time off to have a baby, now 2. Sayles, a citizen of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, said she had just invested in new technology and equipment as well as explored new services for her visual services business.

May 29, 2020 In The News

Several of Arizona's congressional Democrats are denouncing a $3 million contract given to a former Trump administration official who has provided substandard or defective respirator masks to the Navajo Nation, calling for an investigation of the matter.

May 14, 2020 In The News

Congressman Tom O’Halleran announced more than $23.2 million in secured funding for two northern Arizona hospitals this week.

On Monday, the congressman announced the Flagstaff Medical Center would be receiving $14.5, while $8.7 million is being sent to the Tuba City Regional Hospital.

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