Ansari Leads Oversight Democrats Call for Congressional Hearing with Survivors of Epstein Abuse
WASHINGTON - This week, Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), a member of the House Oversight Committee, joined committee Democrats in calling for a Congressional hearing to prioritize the individuals who survived the horrific abuse associated with Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and their associates, and whose firsthand accounts may not be sufficiently represented in the Department of Justice’s records. “If we are to hold powerful people to account, our investigation must center the … Continue Reading
August 05, 2025
Over $16.175 Million for Ansari’s Community Project Funding Requests Included in Republican-Drafted Appropriations Bills
PHOENIX - Today, Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari announced that fourteen of her community projects in Arizona’s Third Congressional District were included in Republicans’ draft appropriations bills that will be considered by the full House of Representatives later this year. Together, these projects would bring over $16,175,000 back to Arizona’s Third District. The projects Ansari submitted will support communities in Phoenix, Glendale, and Guadalupe with much-needed infrastructure improvements, … Continue Reading
August 05, 2025
Ansari, Stanton, Kelly, Gallego Call on Trump Administration to Preserve Federal Support for College Readiness Programs in Arizona
WASHINGTON - Arizona Representatives Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) and Greg Stanton (AZ-04), along with Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) called on the Trump administration to reverse its decision to abruptly cancel grants to support low-income and first-generation college-bound students in Southern Arizona. “The cancellation of TRIO Upward Bound grants at Pima Community College will deprive first- generation and low-income Arizonan youth of transformative opportunities for … Continue Reading
August 05, 2025
Ansari Condemns Trump’s Federal Workforce Purge, Back Bills to Block Mass Firings at Interior, Forest Service
Washington, D.C. - Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Ranking Member Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.), Natural Resources Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Vice Ranking Member Sarah Elfreth (D-Md.), Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Ranking Member Val Hoyle (D-Ore.), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.), Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Ranking Member Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), and House Agriculture Committee Forestry and … Continue Reading
July 25, 2025
After Ansari, Stanton, Kelly, & Gallego Demands, Trump Administration Finally Releases $110 Million in Education Funds It’s Held for Weeks
Today, following demands from Representatives Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), Greg Stanton (AZ-04), and Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, the Trump administration relented and said it would release more than $110 million in withheld federal education dollars for the State of Arizona. The move comes one day after Ansari, Stanton, Kelly, and Gallego sent a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought calling for the … Continue Reading
July 23, 2025
Rep. Ansari Introduces HIV Medication Act to Expand Access to Prevention Treatments
WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) introduced the HIV Medication Act to Expand Access to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to ensure that all at-risk populations receive HIV prevention treatments through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and reverse the Trump Administration’s ideological restrictions that limits the program’s effectiveness. “We’re never going to eradicate HIV by limiting who we treat for ideological reasons. That’s why I am … Continue Reading
July 22, 2025
Rep. Ansari Denied Access to Meet With Her Constituents Detained at Eloy Detention Center
WASHINGTON - Over the weekend, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) was scheduled to conduct her second oversight visit to the Eloy Detention Center, an ICE facility in central Arizona. Despite complying with the newly imposed guidance by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Ansari received notification that she was denied access to meet with her detained constituents less than 24 hours before the scheduled visit. “Even after the Trump Administration put in place phony new guidance to … Continue Reading
July 17, 2025
Rep. Ansari Named Chair of Lowering Costs Progressive Caucus Task Force
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) was named Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus' (CPC) Lowering Costs Task Force. The four newly constituted Task Forces are aimed at helping Democrats reclaim the House majority in 2026—with a sharp, populist, pro-working-class agenda that meets the moment. These four Task Forces—focused on lowering costs, ending corporate greed, fighting corruption, and securing better pay and benefits—are part of a broader effort … Continue Reading
July 11, 2025
Representatives Yassamin Ansari, Dave Min Stand Up for Iranian Americans, Demand Answers From ICE
Washington, D.C. — Today, Representatives Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) and Dave Min (CA-47) demanded answers from the Trump administration on their unlawful targeting of the Iranian community. In the past months, law-abiding Iranian Americans have been systematically targeted by DHS and ICE, not out of concern for public safety, but to fill arbitrary deportation quotas. The Representatives sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem demanding oversight and answers on the … Continue Reading
July 03, 2025
Rep. Ansari Statement on House Passage of Trump and Republicans’ Reckless Budget Bill
WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) voted against Trump and Congressional Republicans’ budget bill that will be devastating for millions of Americans. Following Republican-led House passage of the legislation, Rep. Ansari released the following statement: “Today I voted no on Trump and Republicans' heartless budget bill that will rip away healthcare from over 365,000 people in Arizona,” said Rep. Ansari. “These cuts to programs that serve the most vulnerable among us … Continue Reading
June 30, 2025
TUESDAY: Rep. Ansari to Lead ‘Read-In’ of Full Reconciliation Bill Text
WASHINGTON - Tomorrow, July 1 starting at 8 AM EST, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03)will lead a ‘Read-In for Our Future’ at the U.S. Capitol, calling out Donald Trump and Republicans for pushing a reckless reconciliation bill that will devastate young people’s future across our country. Rep. Ansari, the youngest woman in Congress, will be joined by additional Members, advocacy organizations, and students to read line-by-line from Trump and Republicans ‘Big Ugly Bill,’ exposing the … Continue Reading
June 24, 2025
REP. ANSARI ON VOTING TO OPEN IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST TRUMP
WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) released the following statement after voting against a motion to table H. Res. 537, Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors: "Today, I voted to open impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. Republicans stopped the vote from moving forward, which would have opened the floor for debate. I will keep fighting to hold Trump accountable and stop him from terrorizing our … Continue Reading
June 24, 2025
Ansari Demands Answers from Trump Administration on Deportations of U.S. Veterans
WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) sent a letter to the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins, and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem demanding answers regarding the administration’s deportation of veterans and servicemembers, including an Iraq War veteran detained by ICE in Arizona’s Third District. “Our veterans are the most patriotic Americans. They deserve to be treated with dignity and respect, not abandoned by an … Continue Reading
June 21, 2025
Rep. Ansari's Statement on Trump's Military Action Against Iran
PHOENIX - Today, after Donald Trump announced that he had ordered the US military to conduct airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, Rep. Yassamin Ansari released the following statement: “Donald Trump illegally took military action against Iran—without congressional authorization—risking dragging us into another endless war. "I am calling for an immediate emergency session of Congress to vote on the War Powers Resolution.” Follow @RepYassAnsari on all social media platforms and visit … Continue Reading
June 18, 2025
Ansari Cosponsors War Powers Resolution
WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) cosponsored a bipartisan War Powers Resolution to prohibit offensive U.S. military action against the Islamic Republic of Iran without Congressional approval. Ansari is the daughter of two Iranian immigrants. The resolution Ansari cosponsors falls under the authority of the War Powers Resolution of 1973-also known as the War Powers Act-a Congressional resolution designed to limit the U.S. president’s ability to unilaterally initiate or … Continue Reading
June 18, 2025
Ansari Demands Answers from ICE About Conditions at Eloy Detention Center
WASHINGTON - Last week, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting Director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Todd Lyons detailing deep concerns about the inhumane conditions of the Eloy ICE Detention Center and demanding answers and independent oversight. The letter follows Ansari’s surprise oversight visit to the Eloy Detention Center just last month. While at the facility, Ansari spoke with dozens of women who shared … Continue Reading
June 17, 2025
Ansari Submits Over $30 Million in Requests for FY2026 Community Project Funding
PHOENIX - Today, after a highly competitive process, Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari announced that she submitted funding requests for 15 community projects in Arizona’s Third Congressional District totaling $30,134,575. If approved through the Republican-controlled Congressional appropriations process, the funds will be enacted in the FY2026 budget to support communities in Phoenix, Glendale, and Guadalupe with much-needed infrastructure improvements, environmental protection, social support … Continue Reading
June 13, 2025
Ansari, Stanton, Kelly, Gallego, Hobbs and Other Arizona Leaders Call on Congress to Protect Arizona’s Energy & Manufacturing Investments
Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) joined Governor Katie Hobbs, Arizona elected officials, and business leaders in opposing provisions in Trump and House Republicans’ budget bill that would jeopardize Arizona’s economic momentum as a hub for innovation in energy, clean tech, and manufacturing industries by rolling back critical tax credits created in the Inflation Reduction Act. “What we have seen so far from the Trump Administration and House Republicans has been chaos and now they … Continue Reading
June 12, 2025
Ansari Statement on Israeli Strikes in Iran
WASHINGTON - Today, following confirmed reports of Israeli military action against targets in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) released the following statement: “I personally know how depraved and corrupt the Islamic Republic regime in Iran is. The Islamic Republic must never be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons and the current brutal regime must be replaced. Iranian people, who have suffered for more than four decades at the hands of this regime, deserve … Continue Reading
June 09, 2025
Reps. Ansari, Takano, Magaziner, Frost, Dexter and Sen. Schiff Demand Wellness Check and Release of Andry José Hernández Romero
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Yassamain Ansari (AZ-03), along with Reps. Robert Garcia (CA-42), Mark Takano (CA-39),Maxwell Frost (FL-10), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and California Senator Adam Schiff sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio to continue to demand access to Andry José Hernández Romero, a gay Venezuelan national who claimed asylum in the United States and is now imprisoned at the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT), the maximum-security prison in … Continue Reading
