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Ann Kirkpatrick is a Democratic politician from Arizona who has served in the U.S. House of Representatives. She was first elected to Congress in 2008, representing Arizona's 1st congressional district. Kirkpatrick has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and veterans' services during her time in office. She has been a strong advocate for expanding access to affordable healthcare and has worked on legislation to support military families and veterans. Kirkpatrick has also been involved in efforts to address climate change and promote renewable energy in Arizona.
I was in my district over the weekend. We had a couple of marches. We had a Women's March. We had a march for MLK Day. A man approached me, and he said: Representative Kirkpatrick, I work for the National Park Service. I am furloughed. I…
I stand here today on behalf of southern Arizonans and all our Federal employees. I stand here as their public servant because I work for them. They have called, sent letters, and shown up in our offices, pleading for action. They are…
8 years ago today, at 10:10 a.m., 19 members of the Tucson community were shot in a despicable act of violence that shocked the Nation. They were attending a Congress on Your Corner event, where Congresswoman Gabby Giffords was meeting…
I'm outraged by the fact that these babies on your tribal land could be drinking contaminated water.
Thank you, Chairman Barrasso and Senator McCain, for this opportunity to testify today.
My goal is to see this project receive a new, higher authorization number in WRDA 2016.
Thank you, Assistant Secretary Darcy and General Bostick, for your help with three Corps projects in my district.
Food should not be one of the things they should be worried about having enough of.
I have a huge rural district in Arizona, much of which does not have broadband coverage.
And hunger is a real problem in Arizona. We have a higher incident rate of hunger among children.
Arizona's one of the six states that has a full ban on non-compliance with drug testing.
I represent a very large rural district in Arizona, and hunger and food insecurity are major, major problems.
I thank Chairman Shuster, Ranking Member DeFazio, Subcommittee Chair Graves, and Subcommittee Ranking Member Holmes Norton for accepting my amendment on distracted driving. Madam Chair, texting is an extremely dangerous activity as it…
I have an amendment at the desk made in order under the rule. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 333, line 18, strike ``or stopped in traffic''. Page 333, line 22, strike…
215 miles of the Navajo Nation are along the San Juan River, and that is agricultural land.
I have since learned that about $300 million has been cut from the EPA's budget, which should be directed toward that cleanup.
I represent the Navajo Nation, and also the city of Page, which is on Lake Powell.
County public works are the boots on the ground, helping repair and maintain tribal roads.
What you see here is the reality for too many schoolchildren on the Navaho Nation.
This is the final amendment to the bill, which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. As we witnessed last year during the VA's patient access…
Well, thank you for that. And this is very important to my office, and so we continue to have our discussions with the stakeholders and with Good Earth.
I was born in the timber town of McNary, Arizona. In fact, I spent most of my life living in the mountain forests of Arizona.
I thank my colleague for giving me a couple of minutes to talk about the importance of protecting our veterans from cyber attack. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1128, the Department of Veterans Affairs Cyber Security Protection…
Hunger in the world is a very serious injustice that shows fundamental disrespect for human dignity.
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