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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) joined members on both sides of the aisle in the House of Representatives to pass H.R.
FLAGSTAFF—This week, Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) announced that his casework team had saved Arizonans over $29,000 in owed benefits from the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES).
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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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.
TUCSON— Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva, Tom O’Halleran, and Ann Kirkpatrick sent a letter to Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza urging SBA to release data for small businesses that have received loans under the Paycheck Protection Program for Pima County.
A new bill before Congress aims to make it easier for federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and rural health clinics (RHCs) to receive Medicare reimbursement for using telehealth.
WASHINGTON — Arizona lawmakers are calling on Congress to prioritize rural Americans in the next round of coronavirus legislation.
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer extend their appreciation to all of the Congressional members who have voiced their support for the Navajo Nation and other federally-recognized tribes by calling on the U.S. Department of the Treasury to immediately release $8 billion in CARES Act funding to tribes.
PHOENIX – Environmentalists are blasting a Trump administration call for “bold action to revive and strengthen the uranium mining industry,” an industry whose history they say has left a “toxic trail” through the Grand Canyon.
Small casinos that had to close due to the pandemic are now eligible to receive financial help through the Paycheck Protection Program. Several members of Congress are calling this a win for tribal casinos.
The U.S. Small Business Administration clarified that legal gaming businesses can qualify for the program in an interim final rule Friday.
WASHINGTON – The Blue Dog Coalition urged the Trump administration Tuesday to fix problems community-based financial institutions are encountering as they try to access the Paycheck Protection Program.
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - The economic fallout from COVID-19 is hitting many in our state hard and rural communities are facing more funding challenges than urban areas.
“Of course they’ve been hit hard. Their businesses have been decimated. We don’t have the numbers New York does, but we still have the side effects of this virus,” said Rep.Tom O’Halleran, Yavapai County (D).
WASHINGTON — Arizona lawmakers are urging congressional leaders to prioritize emergency funding for high-speed internet access in upcoming COVID-19 relief legislation.