Press Releases

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) today applauded Senate passage of her bipartisan resolution honoring the work and achievements of 539 non-profit Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) across the country and designates the week of September 14 as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week. This week also marks the start of Hispanic... Read More

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) led members of the Arizona Delegation in asking President Trump to continue current levels of federal cost sharing for the Arizona National Guard as they combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Reps. Debbie Lesko (AZ-08), Andy Biggs (AZ-05), David Schweikert (AZ-06), and Paul Gosar (AZ-04) joined McSally on... Read More

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) today introduced a bill to give military spouses with valid professional licenses in one state, reciprocity in the state where their spouse is currently serving on military orders. “Military spouses make enormous sacrifices for our country and should not be additionally burdened by onerous barriers... Read More

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) this week introduced a bill to restore Arizona’s forests by incentivizing the removal of dangerous overgrowth.The Forest Health and Biomass Energy Act would advance forest restoration by incentivizing biomass energy development as a method to reduce hazardous fuel build-up in fire-prone forests.... Read More

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) joined child care business owners and operators from communities across Arizona in a virtual conversation to listen and learn about their unique challenges through COVID-19. “The current child care crisis is hurting working parents across our state, especially working mothers,” McSally said. “Thank... Read More

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) on Tuesday introduced legislation to thwart cross-border tunnel trafficking operations across the U.S. southern border. Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (R-AZ-08) introduced the companion bill in the House in February.“Cartels have long exploited underground tunnels to smuggle drugs into the U.S., posing a... Read More

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) on Tuesday celebrated the signing of historic agreements between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joined President Trump at the White House this morning to cement the normalization of relations with the two Gulf nations.“The establishment of... Read More

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) and Congressman Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ-01) on Monday introduced bipartisan legislation to modify the boundary of the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument near Flagstaff to improve management of its buildings.“Sunset Crater is a geological gem that attracts more than 200,000 tourists, hikers, and... Read More

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) released the following statement today after the Senate failed to advance a bill providing additional relief for Arizona families and small businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.“Today, I voted to move forward a targeted relief package to save Arizona jobs, help small businesses to stay... Read More

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) today announced that Gila County will receive $21 million in funds to build a bridge over Tonto Creek where three young children died last year.Gila County will receive the funding under the fiscal year 2020 Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) discretionary grants... Read More

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senators Martha McSally (R-AZ), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) introduced the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act today to help set national standards to promote fairness, increase safety, and help preserve Thoroughbred racing. The Senators’ bipartisan bill... Read More

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) joined a bipartisan group of 34 Senators in calling on U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to quickly bring S.785, the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act, to the floor for immediate passage. The... Read More

The legislation would increase eligibility to the FCC’s E-rate Schools and Libraries Program and create a $100 million program in Indian Country to help close the digital divideU.S. SENATE – U.S. Senators Martha McSally (R-AZ), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), and U.S. Representative Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)... Read More

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) today announced that the Arizona Department of Education will receive an anticipated $20 million in federal funding to promote child literacy over the next five years.The funding will be released as a $4 million grant annually for the next five years as part of the U.S. Department of Education’s... Read More

U.S. SENATE – Today, U.S. Senators Martha McSally (R-AZ) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) announced that the Department of the Treasury has granted additional flexibility to state, local, and tribal governments in allocating resources from the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) included in the CARES Act. This is a direct result of a request by McSally to the... Read More

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) and Representative Debbie Lesko (AZ-08) on Tuesday gave Arizonans an update on their work in Congress and answered questions during McSally’s eighteenth telephone town hall this year.During the hour-long call, McSally and Lesko answered questions about COVID-19’s impact on nursing homes and assisted... Read More

MESA, Ariz. – U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) on Tuesday toured Mesa-based graphite-processing company Urbix Resources to see how they are bringing the critical minerals supply chain back to America. Urbix Resources started with technology researched at the University of Arizona. They are focused on reducing foreign dependence through the... Read More

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) today celebrated the dedication of the Salt River revitalization project, Rio Reimagined, as the 20th designee in the Urban Waters Federal Partnership (UWFP) at Arizona State University.The project will transform 58 miles along the Salt-Gila river corridor into a public space benefiting six cities... Read More

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) and Representative Andy Biggs (AZ-05) on Monday gave Arizonans an update on their work in Congress and answered questions during McSally’s seventeenth telephone town hall this year.During the hour-long call, McSally and Biggs answered questions about holding China accountable, COVID-19 research,... Read More

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) provided Arizona veterans and their families with an update on her work to improve veterans’ care and answered questions during her sixteenth telephone town hall this year.During the hour-long call, McSally shared about the recent signing of her bill to expand veteran treatment courts across the... Read More