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, 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 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 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
March 31, 2025
Ansari, Gallego, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Expand Affordable Housing Access in Fast-Growing Cities
WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) and Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a member of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, along with Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ), and Representatives Dina Titus (NV-01), and Greg Stanton (AZ-04), introduced the Housing Vouchers Fairness Act to update the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) decades-old Housing Choice Voucher allocation formula. “Everyone deserves … Continue Reading
March 27, 2025
Ansari to Introduce Bill to Keep Arizonans Cool, Combat Urban Heat Islands
WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) announced she would introduce the House companion of Senator Ruben Gallego's (D-AZ) Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act. The bill would create a competitive grant program to provide funding to combat the causes and consequences of urban heat islands. “This week, Phoenix broke our own record when Sky Harbor hit 99 degrees on March 25. The climate crisis is the most pressing issue for our generation,” said Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), the … Continue Reading
March 25, 2025
Ansari, Stanton Call on Secretary of Defense to Reinstate Stories of Arizona Tribal Service Members
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Reps. Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) and Greg Stanton (AZ-04) urged Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to reinstate the stories of two Native American service members to the Department of Defense’s website. “We write to request the immediate reinstatement of two courageous Arizonans, Pima/Akimel O’odham Marine Pfc. Ira Hayes and Hopi Army Specialist Lori Ann Piestewa, to the Department of Defense (DOD) website,” wrote Reps. Ansari and Stanton. “Other mistakenly removed … Continue Reading
March 25, 2025
Rep. Ansari Introduces New Bill to Cut Red Tape, Update Permitting Systems
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), who serves as the Ranking Member on the House Natural Resources Energy and Minerals Subcommittee introduced new legislation aimed at modernizing the permitting systems at the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI). "My bill cuts red tape, saves taxpayers money, and makes it easier for Americans to navigate the permitting process, hauling the long-outdated system into the 21st Century” said Rep. Ansari. “As the Ranking Member of … Continue Reading
March 24, 2025
Rep. Ansari Introduces Legislation Honoring Nowruz and Designating Iranian American Heritage Month
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) introduced legislation expressing support for the establishment of Iranian American Heritage Month in the United States and, along with Representative Zoe Lofgren, recognizing the cultural significance of Nowruz, the Persian New Year. These pieces of legislation seek to celebrate the rich traditions, history, and contributions of Iranian Americans to the fabric of our nation. “As the first Iranian American Democrat elected to … Continue Reading
March 22, 2025
Arizona Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari Delivers Weekly Democratic Address
PHOENIX — Following the nationwide Medicaid Day of Action, Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari delivered House Democrats’ Weekly Democratic Address. Rep. Ansari spoke from her hometown of Phoenix, Arizona and sounded off against Congressional Republicans’ plans to put accessible and affordable healthcare on the chopping block, gutting Medicaid, and devastating children, parents, people with disabilities, seniors in nursing homes, and America’s most vulnerable.In her address, Rep. Ansari also shared … Continue Reading
March 20, 2025
ICYMI: Rep. Ansari Hosts Max Capacity Town Hall, District Events in Arizona
PHOENIX - This week, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) hosted a series of local events during the congressional district work period focused on conversations with constituents highlighting the impact of dangerous Trump-Musk policies. On Monday, Rep. Ansari joined a virtual town hall with over 150 members of the Arizona Disability Advocacy Coalition. They discussed the devastating impacts that cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, housing assistance and transportation will have on … Continue Reading
