Raul Grijalva Fed Building Bill

Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Ruben Gallego's (D-AZ) bill to rename the Tucson federal office after the late Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) has cleared the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.

The federal building in Tucson houses offices for the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Department of Labor, and the U.S. Forest Service.

Sens. Kelly and Gallego were joined by Representatives Greg Stanton (D-AZ) and Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) in sponsoring the bill.

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Senator Mark Kelly: Government is shut down, health care prices are increasing, and Trump is cutting off food stamps. I agree with @SenJackyRosen: This isn't the time for Republicans to be sending the Senators home for the weekend.

Senator Ruben Gallego: Trump's sitting on $5 billion that could feed families right now. Instead, he's pretending his hands are tied while Republican leadership blocks bills to fund SNAP. They are using hunger as leverage. It's disgusting.

Representative Andy Biggs: Thankful to see that a few Senate Democrats still have common sense. @SenRubenGallego, @SenMarkKelly —It's time for you both to defy King Schumer and put your constituents over political games.

Representative Eli Crane: If you haven't already, you are going to see a flood of performative posts from shameless House Democrats about SNAP. On September 19, the House passed a bill to fund the program and keep the government OPEN. Every single House Democrat, with one exception, voted NO. Just FYI.

Representative Abe Hamadeh: Thirty days on & the Schumer Democrats still haven't landed on a coherent excuse for why they shut down the government. There is NO excuse, because they weren't sent to DC to capitulate to illegal immigrants & their radical base; they were sent to serve hardworking Americans. It's time they get their priorities in order & join House Republicans in putting America First.

Representative Greg Stanton: Six weeks. Zero votes. Speaker Johnson has kept the House dark — no budgets, no markups, no debates, nothing. Stop letting the Senate and the White House decide policy by themselves — reconvene the House and let us do our jobs.

Representative Yassamin Ansari: Alejandro Juárez lived in the United States for decades and worked at one of Trump's golf courses. He has a wife and kids here. ICE “accidentally” deported him to Mexico earlier this year. Trump’s authoritarian regime is out of control—we’re not going to stop fighting back.

Bill to Rename Federal Building After Raul Grijalva Passes Committee— By Cactus Politics' Grayson Bakich—

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Stephen Shadegg of Americans for Prosperity Assesses Arizona's Gubernatorial Race— By Cactus Politics' Ericka Pinon— Stephen Shadegg, the Arizona director for Americans for Prosperity, recently spoke with Cactus Politics about the upcoming gubernatorial race and what voters should be looking for.

Andy Biggs Demands 'Accountability' After Bill Gates Reverses Course on Climate Change— By Cactus Politics' Grayson Bakich— Representative Andy Biggs (R-AZ) demanded "accountability" for climate agenda proponents after billionaire Bill Gates recently seemed to make an about-face on the issue.

Kris Mayes Defends Birthright Citizenship in Debate— By Cactus Politics' Ericka Pinon— Attorney General Kris Mayes defended birthright citizenship during a debate at Arizona State University, arguing that ending it would be unconstitutional and create a permanent underclass of children in America.

Yassamin Ansari Questions Why Oil Companies Get Priority During Shutdown— By Cactus Politics' Ericka Pinon— Representative Yassamin Ansari is questioning why some federal government work has continued during the shutdown while other programs have stopped, especially those that affect public safety.

Eli Crane Named Chairman of Veterans Justice Caucus— By Cactus Politics' Ericka Pinon— Representative Eli Crane has been named Chairman of the Congressional Justice for Warriors Caucus. This position places him head of reviewing cases that involve service members and veterans within the military justice system.

Walt Blackman Pushes for Emergency Action as Food Assistance Programs Face Shutdown— By Cactus Politics' Ericka Pinon— As a federal government shutdown threatens food assistance for hundreds of thousands of Arizona families, Representative Walt Blackman is demanding action from state and federal leaders.

Andy Biggs Pens Op-Ed in Defense of New White House Ballroom— By Cactus Politics' Grayson Bakich— Representative Andy Biggs (R-AZ) defended President Donald Trump's reconstruction of the White House's East Wing into a ballroom in an op-ed for Newsweek, writing that "the White House is not a museum."

From Halo to the Hill: Composer Martin O'Donnell Runs for Congress— By Cactus Politics' Daniel Molina— Millions of Americans have grown accustomed to doing a double-take while scrolling through social media when they come across an image shared by the White House, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), or any other federal agency. When the White House shared an AI image over the weekend of President Donald Trump (R) as Master Chief, saluting the American flag in front of the White House, one of its defenders was Martin O’Donnell, the lead composer for the original Halo video game trilogy, and a Republican running for Congress in Nevada.

The Snakebite is written by Grayson Bakich and Javier Manjarres