Ansari Visits Eloy ICE Detention Center to Conduct Congressional Oversight
ELOY, AZ - Today, Rep. Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) visited the Eloy Detention Center, an ICE facility in central Arizona, to conduct congressional oversight as permitted by law for Members of Congress and in her capacity as a member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. “As Donald Trump carries out his indiscriminate war on immigrants, it is essential that we know what’s happening in detention centers like Eloy,” said Ansari. “This visit is about protecting due process and ensuring … Continue Reading
May 28, 2025
Ansari, Stanton, Kelly, Gallego Demand Answers from DHS and ICE After Arrests at Phoenix Immigration Court
Today, Arizona Representatives Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) and Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego demanded answers from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) following reports that ICE abruptly detained multiple individuals who were attending their scheduled immigration court hearings in Phoenix last week. “As lawmakers representing a border state, we know firsthand the impact that decades of federal … Continue Reading
May 23, 2025
Ansari, Stanton, Kelly, Gallego Urge HHS and DOJ to Streamline Domestic Violence Victim Services Funding
WASHINGTON- Today, Arizona Representatives Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) and Greg Stanton (AZ-04), alongside Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Attorney General Pam Bondi urging them to reverse recent policy changes that have delayed or terminated federal funding for victim service programs. The lawmakers warned that these disruptions are putting survivors of domestic and sexual violence at risk and forcing … Continue Reading
May 22, 2025
Ansari Votes No on Republican Budget that Cuts Medicaid
WASHINGTON - Early this morning, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) voted no on Republicans' dangerous Republican budget that cuts essential benefits including Medicaid and SNAP. WATCH Ansari speak following the bill’s party-line passage. “House Republicans just pushed through a budget that betrays the American people,” said Rep. Ansari. “Their bill makes draconian cuts of billions of dollars to vital programs including Medicaid and SNAP and repeals historic clean energy investments … Continue Reading
May 20, 2025
Ansari Joins Education and Workforce Committee
WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) received the support of the full Democratic Caucus to join the House Education and Workforce Committee. Following a successful vote in the House Steering and Policy Committee last night, Ansari will now be one of only a few Democrats to serve on more than two committees-she currently serves on the House Natural Resources and Oversight Committees. “It’s my honor to carry on the work of former Congressman Grijalva on the Education and … Continue Reading
May 20, 2025
Ansari, Stanton, Kelly, Gallego, Respond to New Report Showing Over 300,000 Arizonans Would Lose Health Insurance Under Republican Bill
Representatives Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) and Greg Stanton (AZ-04), alongside Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego responded to a new report from the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) showing that 300,679 Arizonans would lose their health insurance under House Republicans’ proposed plan to fund tax breaks for billionaires. The House Republican bill would result in 190,993 Arizonans losing Medicaid coverage and 109,686 losing Affordable Care Act coverage, according to the JEC. These … Continue Reading
May 20, 2025
Ansari Introduces “Artemis” Act, Named for Christian Convert Seeking Asylum, to Protect Due Process for All
WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) introduced the Artemis Act, legislation to protect due process by preventing individuals from facing expedited removal from the U.S. if they are nationals of or would be deported to countries designated by the State Department as engaging in severe violations of religious freedom. Ansari’s bill is named for Artemis Ghasemzadeh, a 27-year-old Iranian immigrant who was deported to Panama after seeking asylum in the United States. Ms. … Continue Reading
May 13, 2025
Ansari, Kelly, Gallego Introduce Legislation to Quantify Economic Costs of Extreme Heat
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 … Continue Reading
May 13, 2025
Ansari Introduces Persian Gulf Act to Stop Trump’s Politically-Motivated Attacks on Historic Name
WASHINGTON - 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 … Continue Reading
May 13, 2025
Ansari, Stanton, Kelly, Gallego Statement on New Republican Plan That Would Strip Health Coverage from Arizonans
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 … Continue Reading
May 05, 2025
Ansari Mourns Lives Lost in Glendale Shooting
WASHINGTON - Today, following reports of a deadly shooting in Glendale, Arizona, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) released the following statement: “For too long, Americans have been forced to watch as gun violence affects every corner of our communities-schools, movie theaters, places of worship, and local restaurants like El Camaron Gigante. Now, as a first-term Congresswoman, it’s happening in the district I represent. “Commonsense policy reform to regulate guns has broad, … Continue Reading
April 22, 2025
On Earth Day, Ansari, Huffman, and Matsui Introduce YOUNG Act to Engage Youth with Biodiversity and Conservation Efforts
PHOENIX - This week, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), along with House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Representative Doris Matsui (CA-07), introduced the Youth Outdoors Using Nature’s Genetics (YOUNG) Act to establish a grant program to fund youth biodiversity monitoring projects. The programs would enable kids across the country to participate in biodiversity conservation and learn about advanced technologies like advanced modeling, environmental … Continue Reading
April 21, 2025
U.S. Reps. Ansari, Garcia, Frost, and Dexter Arrive in El Salvador to Pressure Trump Administration To Abide By Supreme Court Order And Facilitate Return of Wrongly Deported Maryland Man, Kilmar Abrego Garcia
San Salvador, El Salvador - Today, U.S. Representatives Yassamin Ansari, Robert Garcia, Maxwell Frost, and Maxine Dexter arrived in El Salvador to pressure the Trump Administration to abide by a Supreme Court order to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man with protected legal status who was unlawfully deported by the Trump Administration. Mr. Abrego Garcia is currently detained in El Salvador despite having no criminal conviction in the United States, a direct violation … Continue Reading
April 18, 2025
Ansari, Stanton,Kelly, Gallego: Medicaid Cuts Would Undermine Arizona’s Fight Against the Fentanyl Crisis
Today, Representatives Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) and Greg Stanton (AZ-04), alongside Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, responded to a new report released by the Joint Economic Committee Minority warning that proposed Medicaid cuts by President Trump and Republicans would threaten addiction treatment access for thousands of Arizonans and undermine the state’s efforts to combat the ongoing fentanyl crisis. WASHINGTON - According to the report, more than 31,000 Arizonans receive … Continue Reading
April 16, 2025
Ansari to Travel to El Salvador to Demand Due Process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia
PHOENIX - Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) announced her plan to travel to El Salvador to attempt to visit Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was unlawfully deported by President Donald Trump’s administration and is now detained in President Nayib Bukele’s notoriously horrific mega-prison. Her visit comes after President Trump himself admitted that Garcia’s detention was an “error” but refused to abide by a federal judge’s order to facilitate Garcia’s return home.“Kilmar Abrego Garcia … Continue Reading
April 10, 2025
Ansari, Stanton, Kelly, Gallego, Respond to New Reports Detailing Impact of Proposed Medicaid Cuts on Arizona Families
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), Greg Stanton (AZ-04), alongside Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, responded to two new reports released by the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) and the Arizona Chamber Foundation outlining the devastating impact that Medicaid cuts proposed by Trump and Republicans would have on Arizona families, seniors, people with disabilities, and the state’s health care system. The two reports show that nearly two … Continue Reading
April 09, 2025
WATCH: Rep. Ansari Intros Amendment to Halt Gulf of Mexico Renaming
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) slammed House Republicans during a House Natural Resources Committee hearing for wasting time debating on a meaningless bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America”, as American families face the threat of another recession due to Trump’s reckless tariff policies. Ansari introduced an amendment to halt the implementation of the bill.“I find it extremely hypocritical that we are here today debating a meaningless bill … Continue Reading
April 09, 2025
Rep. Ansari Pushes Trump Administration for Stronger Worker Protections Against Extreme Heat
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representatives Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) and Judy Chu (CA-27) led 24 of their colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer, urging the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to finalize the proposed rule in preventing occupational heat injury and illness. The letter led by Ansari and Chu was signed by Representatives Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Danny K. Davis (IL-07), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Pramila … Continue Reading
April 08, 2025
Representative Ansari, Senator Markey Introduce Legislation to Help Families Pay their Heating and Cooling Bills
WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) and Senator Edward J. Markey introduced the Heating and Cooling Relief Act, bold legislation to significantly expand and modernize the severely underfunded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The bill would ensure year-round access to affordable and reliable heating and cooling for lower-income households who experience disproportionately high energy burdens.Despite the urgent need for relief, in 2023, only about 18 … Continue Reading
April 01, 2025
Ansari Blasts Republican Voter Suppression Bill
WASHINGTON - This week, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) and Defend The Vote Action Fund Executive Director Brian Lemek published an op-ed in U.S. News & World Report in opposition to the SAVE Act, which the House is expected to vote on this week. The Republican bill to curb ballot box access and purge voter lists has expensive, duplicative, and overly burdensome requirements that will block millions of eligible Americans from voting. “This onerous requirement is both insulting and … Continue Reading
