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Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced the Clean Water Allotment Modernization Act of 2026, legislation that would replace the outdated, fixed percentage formula used to allocate Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) grants. The new system is a transparent, needs-based formula that reflects current clean water infrastructure...
Bill responds to Arizona helicopter crash that claimed four lives in January near Superior, AZ Today, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) joined Jeff Merkley (D-OR), John Curtis (R-UT), and other lawmakers in introducing the bipartisan and bicameral McCarty and Heideman Air Safety Enhancement Act. The new bipartisan legislation would direct the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)...
Bills strengthen paid teaching opportunities and national service programs to recruit more men Today, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly introduced a two-bill package—the Educators for America Act and the Building Community in America Act—to expand pathways for Americans to serve as teachers, mentors, and volunteers. The bills bolster paid teaching opportunities and national service...
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously advanced the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (WRDA), legislation shaped by Arizona Senator Mark Kelly that strengthens Arizona’s water infrastructure, accelerates long-delayed projects, and supports rural and tribal communities across the...
This week, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), alongside Representatives Greg Stanton (D-AZ-04), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-03), and Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ-07), demanded answers from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director David Venturella regarding the latest, ongoing measles outbreak in Arizona ICE detention facilities. The letter is in response to the confirmed measles cases at the...
Kelly: “This job is not about softening the edges when the truth is unpleasant. It’s about delivering information and making sure the president understands that information. And by the way, people risked their lives to get this information.” Kelly: “If you can’t disagree with him when he’s not in...
