Fiscal Responsibility
We need to get our debt and deficits under control, but not on the backs of seniors, veterans and working families. During my previous term, I sponsored legislation that created jobs through federal action rather than federal spending, and that’s an approach I support during this term as well. We must support a balanced approach that does not put the burden on the middle class. That’s why we’ve got to focus on creating jobs. When we create jobs, we add revenue and cut the deficit. I am ready to work across the aisle to ensure that we take long-term steps toward fixing these important issues. Bipartisanship is the key to getting things done in Congress.
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., gave the following statement tonight after the U.S. House of Representatives voted 342-85 to pass H.R. 5325, the FY2017 Continuing Resolution:
Nearly two months after President Obama tapped Judge Merrick Garland to fill the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court, the Senate has failed to schedule so much as a hearing on his nomination.
The Senate taking a long time to get something done is hardly noteworthy. What is shocking, however, is how boldly and unapologetically Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and other Republican lawmakers have declared their intention to put politics before the functioning of the Supreme Court.
For three months, Senate Democrats have hammered their Republican counterparts over their refusal to take up President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee. Now House Democrats are looking to do some hammering of their own.
House Democrats hoping to win Senate seats have jumped into the Supreme Court standoff , introducing a bill to force the Senate to stay in session over the summer if it does not consider President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee .
The bill introduced Wednesday would prohibit Congress from adjourning for the summer if the Senate does not hold a hearing on the nominee , Judge Merrick Garland, by July 19. Congress is set to be out of session for the Republican and Democratic presidential conventions in July and to take the entire month of August off.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick voted for the FY 2016 omnibus appropriations bill, H.R. 2029, which passed the House of Representatives with overwhelming bipartisan support, 316-113. This measure funds the government for FY 2016.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., released the following statement about her vote today against the House GOP’s Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Resolution introduced by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc.:
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., released the following statement about today’s House vote on the budget bill:
U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick held a rally Friday morning at NAU to call on others to help her press her colleagues in Congress to keep interest rates for college students from doubling.
"If Congress doesn't do anything by July first, student interest rates will double to 6.8 percent ... Here in Arizona 450,000 students who have subsidized Stafford loans will see their interest rates double," the Flagstaff Democrat told an audience of about 60.
During a visit in Oro Valley last week, Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Congressional District 1, talked about the first 100 days in Congress, and the continued struggles for Democrats and Republicans to agree on many of the important issues facing the nation.
Kirkpatrick, who was elected to office last year, said she’s been able to open five district offices across CD1, and saw some key legislation put in place in the first days in office.
U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Flagstaff, answered questions from the Daily Sun Wednesday on immigration and the federal budget.
Q: There's a 10-year wait for green cards proposed for many immigrants as part of the immigration legislation. Do you support? Oppose?