I believe it is high time that we invest in this program and other drought related programs before the situation becomes even more dire.

In Arizona and the broader West, water is our most important and threatened resource and we need the support of Congress in fighting this drought and securing a strong water future for all.

I urge the subcommittee to provide a robust SSP funding in FY 2025 that prioritizes border communities.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Kim Farr, a teacher of Mica Mountain High School and the Arizona Athletics 2023- 2024 High School Teacher of the Year. Kim Farr has been a teacher for over 17 years. Throughout her career, she has…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Misty Opat, the women's basketball coach at Cochise College, who recently achieved her 300th career win. Misty has over two decades of collegiate coaching experience and is in her fourth year at…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Marana Junior Little League Softball team that made it to the Little League Junior Softball World Series quarterfinals. This team is the only team from Marana Little League Baseball and…

I just want to caution your Department on the one-size-fits-all here solution for all and having unrealistic and detrimental for small rural Head Start programs.

This delay is obviously unacceptable.

As you know, the U.S. has large disparities in health outcomes among U.S. women--we talked a bit about that right now--and minority populations, as well, when compared to men.

We need to make sure that parents have the choice for their kids' education, and that is what I am very passionate about.

I would suggest you meet with charter school leaders about their current difficulties they are facing when applying to this program.