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 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 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
June 06, 2025
Ansari Statement on Abrego Garcia Return
WASHINGTON - Today, following reports that Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia was returned to the United States after being wrongly deported, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) released the following statement: “Kilmar Abrego Garcia should have never been deported without due process. I traveled to El Salvador to ensure the Trump Administration upheld a unanimous Supreme Court decision and due process of law by returning Mr. Abrego Garcia to the United States. Because of the pressure … Continue Reading
June 04, 2025
Ansari Questions Dept of Ed Secretary in first Education and Workforce Hearing
WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) participated in her first hearing as a member of the Education and Workforce Committee and questioned Trump’s Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon. She and Secretary McMahon spoke about school vouchers, with Rep. Ansari sharing their devastating impact on Arizona’s kids. “Last year, my state was dead last in a list of the Best States for Public Education. We have some of the lowest teacher salaries, low test scores, and the highest … Continue Reading
June 04, 2025
Ansari Introduces Legislative Package to Combat Extreme Heat
WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) introduced a comprehensive package of legislation to address the growing and deadly threat of extreme heat. Ansari’s extreme heat agenda includes her Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act, the Coordinated Federal Response to Extreme Heat Act, and the Extreme Heat Economic Study Act. Together, these pieces of legislation would deliver the federal funding, structure, and information communities need to protect residents and respond to extreme … Continue Reading
May 29, 2025
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, 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
