Phoenix town hall with Congressmembers Ansari & Grijalva and others

by Carolyn Classen, blogger “Phoenix, we’re coming together for a conversation that matters. Join us to hear directly from special guest Members of Congress fighting for working families and learn how Republican policies are impacting Arizonans: from rising costs to rollbacks on climate protections and challenges to the rule of law. We’ll also discuss attacks … Read more

Representative Yassamin Ansari Reacts to the Death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

The nation’s lone Iranian American Representative in Congress, Arizona’s Yassamin Ansari, had a measured and well-thought-out response following the announcement of the death of Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following United States and Israelis airstrikes today. Posting on social media, Representative Ansari wrote: “Khamenei was the epitome of evil. For decades, he oversaw the torture, imprisonment, … Read more

Arizona Congressional Democratic Reaction to Trump’s Latest Misadventure into Iran

Arizona’s Congressional Democrats, among the people’s representatives Donald Trump would need support from for a war against Iran, registered their strong disapproval toward the American Duce wannabe’s unilateral military action without any discernible justifiable cause. Representative Yassamin Ansari, Congress’s first Iranian-American Congresswoman, who wants the current Iranian regime to fall and give way to a … Read more