Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) introduced the Persian Gulf Act-legislation to stop Donald Trump’s politically-motivated attempts to rename the body of water. The legislation prohibits any federal funds from being used to rename the body of water and bars government documents from referring to the Persian Gulf by anything except that name. Ansari’s legislation comes as President Trump has signaled that he will change the name of the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Gulf and as he trav… Continue Reading
Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) along with Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego introduced the Extreme Heat Economic Study Act of 2025, legislation that would direct a federal study to determine the growing financial impacts of extreme heat. As Arizona and other states continue to face longer, more dangerous heatwaves, this bill would require the federal government to measure the true cost of extreme heat on public health, infrastructure, labor productivity, and the broade… Continue Reading
Today, Representatives Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego released the following statement on the new House Republican plan to cut Medicaid and kick millions of Americans off their health insurance: “This Republican plan rips health care away from Arizonans who rely on it to survive, including kids, families with disabled children, and seniors in nursing homes. This is exactly what Republicans claimed they weren’t doing, and yet here… Continue Reading
Today, on the 14th anniversary of the Tucson, Arizona shooting that severely injured former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) issued the following statement: "As an Arizonan, January 8 is a day that weighs heavy on my mind. But, in the face of darkness, Gabby and the Tucson community have always responded with incredible courage. Now, Gabby continues to be a beacon of hope in the fight to end gun violence. As I begin my work in Congress to protect our communi… Continue Reading
