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
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 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 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 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 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
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
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
