Gallego & Kelly Secure Funds
Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) have announced the securing of nearly $3 million for public safety funding in rural Arizona through the Agriculture Appropriations bill.
Specifically, funds have been secured for a new fire truck and fire engine in the cities of Bisbee and Superior, respectively, renovation of the Tonto Basin Fire Station and Clarkdale Police station, a new emergency vehicle for the city of Alpine, and flood control planning in the Smith Wash Watershed.
Other provisions of the Agriculture Appropriations bill that will benefit Arizona include... READ MORE
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Representative Andy Biggs: Giving amnesty to millions who broke the law to get here will only encourage millions more to do the same. No amnesty. No backdoor citizenship. Congress must honor our promises to the American people.
Representative Eli Crane: Pushing regime change anywhere is delusional. America first. Let's remain focused on our own problems.
Representative Juan Ciscomani: Arizona’s public land and water belong to all of us. That’s why I was pleased to see that the One Big Beautiful Bill @POTUS signed into law in July protects our beautiful public lands—like Sabino Canyon, Mount Lemmon, and Mount Graham!
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The Snakebite is written by Grayson Bakich and Javier Manjarres