Arizona’s Democratic Congressional Delegation has had a busy Presidents Day Weekend, journeying the state and calling attention to the bad effects Musk/Trump/Vance policies have had on Arizonans.
House Congressional District (CD) Three Representative Yassamin Ansari hosted a town hall in Maryvale to discuss the “latest egregious actions” of Trump’s policies on people in her district.
Her fellow representative, CD Four Congressman Greg Stanton, visited Arizona tribal leaders who were facing the prospects of the mass firing of 850 local health professionals. In this social media post, Representative Stanton highlighted how his letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. helped spearhead a reversal of that action.
Arizona’s Senior Senator Mark Kelly called attention to the coming plight of Arizona’s dairy farmers who are facing the double whammy of dealing with the spread of bird flu and the threat of increased Trump tariffs on their industry.
After landing in Phoenix, he also spoke to labor leaders about Trump’s firing of members of the National Labor Relations Board without cause.
Kelly and his Arizona Senate Colleague Ruben Gallego also sent a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, asking him not “to undo the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument, Arizona’s newest national monument.”
According to a Kelly Press release, in a joint letter, “the senators brought up the economic, cultural, and natural importance of the monument, and the long effort by Tribal and local leaders to protect the area.”
In the letter, the Senators state:
“Today, people from around the nation and the globe travel to the Grand Canyon and the lands that surround it. They visit numerous small businesses, support over 10,000 jobs, and contribute over $1 billion to Arizona’s economy,”
“The monument includes over 3,000 historic and cultural sites, including twelve that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. When the monument was proclaimed, Red Butte was visible behind the speakers. Red Butte is sacred to five Tribes and is the site of numerous pieces of pottery and stone tools that demonstrate thousands of years of human activity. In some areas of the monument, there are sites going back to the Stone Age that may be up to 10,000 years old. These sites are worthy of protection on those grounds alone.”
“A recent poll shows that 80 percent of Arizonans support the monument, including 72 percent of Republicans and 71 percent of voters who supported President Trump. The national monument also has the support of every Arizona tribe, hunting and fishing organizations, faith groups, state and local elected officials from a spectrum of political leanings, and local businesses.”
“Tribes and Arizona communities deserve to move on with the management planning process for this National Monument rather than worry that there may be attempts to remove it. Given the importance of the Monument to Tribal Nations and Communities, our economy, and immense public support we ask that you reassure Arizonans that Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni National Monument will remain intact for generations to come.”
Senator Gallego gave an interview to the New York Times, telling the journalist that when he speaks with Arizonans, they want to hear about what you are going to do to help lower the price of eggs and help them achieve the American Dream.
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Heard a fabulous idea- a daily Democratic Press Briefing. A counter to the White House that will give the Democrats one coherent voice. Press Secretary Gallego. He speaks clearly no double talk & jargon. The strategy would be is to dominate the weekend news shows and be able to clearly show the way out of this mess. Do something Big!