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Franks in the News -- Week of 10/21/11
Posted By: Congressman Trent Franks on October 28, 2011
Senators, congressmen introduce Northern Arizona Mining Continuity Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Mike Lee (R-UT) and U.S. Congressmen Trent Franks (AZ-02), Rob Bishop (UT-01), Jeff Flake (AZ-06), Paul Gosar (AZ-01), David Schweikert (AZ-05) and Ben Quayle (AZ-03) recently introduced the Northern Arizona Mining Continuity Act of 2011. This legislation will stop the U.S. Department of the Interior from banning mining in a vast area of Arizona, and killing jobs in the uranium mining industry.
Bilingual election ballots an important step forward
Rep. Trent Franks, R-AZ, fears that it would create additional burdens for state and local budgets, which are already facing financial problems. Sue Edman, executive director of the Milwaukee’s Election Commission, noted that enactment may be more of an administrative challenge than a fiscal one.
FEATURED HEARING: JUDICIARY SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE CONSTITUTION
Rep. Trent Franks's subcommittee gather to hear testimony from Bishop William Lori of Bridgeport, Connecticut, the Rev. Barry Lynn of Americans United for Separation of Church and State and Colby May of the American Center for Law and Justice. Franks and other conservatives are concerned about government programs infringing on religious liberty.
Congressman Franks listens to Uganda's Childrens Choir
Stearns' gun bill moving along
In final committee hearings on the bill earlier this month, Franks proposed a slight change in language — covered in just eight words — that critics maintain was a significant departure from Stearns' original proposal.
ACLJ & 105 Members of Congress Urge Supreme Court to Declare ObamaCare Unconstitutional
(Washington, DC) - The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), focusing on constitutional law, today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a Florida case challenging ObamaCare on behalf of Congressman Trent Franks as well as more than 100 members of Congress and tens of thousands of Americans. In an amicus brief filed today, the ACLJ urged the high court to hear the case and declare the entire health care law unconstitutional.
Rep. Trent Franks Supports H.R. 1904 – Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act
Just as relying on foreign oil imports threatens national security, relying on foreign copper suppliers threatens U.S. industry. The United States must use domestic resources to meet that growing demand and this legislation is a major step in the right direction. The project could produce enough copper equal as much as 25 percent of the current U.S. demand.
Arizona officials still ‘in the ring’ for uranium mining
According to a press release from Denison Mines, Arizona 1 received the 2010 U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration Sentinel of Safety award in small underground metal category. The award was received Wednesday.
Franks in the News -- Week of 10/16/11
Posted By: Congressman Trent Franks on October 24, 2011
Franks in the News -- Week of 10/9/11
Posted By: Congressman Trent Franks on October 14, 2011
Providing for the Common Defense: The First Duty of the “Supercommittee”
Congressman Trent Franks (R–AZ), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, reminded the audience of the lessons of history. He pointed out how the hollow force in the post–Vietnam era led to the disastrous military debacle dubbed Desert One. A myopic focus on the financial situation in the 1930s led to underfunding the U.S. military; as a result, the U.S. was ill-prepared for World War II.
Trent Franks to Obama: Time to set an ultimatum on Iran
Arizona Rep. Trent Franks slammed the Obama administration Wednesday, calling for an ultimatum on Iran. “If this effort had been successful, it would have constituted an act of war against the United States of America, and it should demonstrate Iran’s true intentions toward America in the clearest possible terms, even to this administration.”
Between the Lines: Rep. Trent Franks Thinks DOJ Overstepped Role
Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) accused the Justice Department of overstepping its "efforts to shape the process" of redistricting in his home state. "We've asked the department to clarify what their actions are in that regard," Franks said in a phone interview last week. "It was a response to a belief on our part that they planned to shape that process."
House GOP calls on Obama administration to explore Iran, Mexico drug cartel connections
Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) argued that the Obama administration has yet to indicate it is properly concerned with how these events are tied together, and said more pressure needs to be brought on Iran as a start.
Feds order Milwaukee to provide ballots, voting rules in Spanish
For the first time the federal government will require that the City of Milwaukee provide ballots and other voting information in Spanish in future elections because of the growth in the number of predominantly Spanish-speaking residents in the city. The language requirement has drawn fire from some Republicans, including U.S. Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), who said it would create additional burdens for state and local budgets already facing financial problems.
OVERNIGHT ENERGY: On BP spill, the gang’s all here
Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) introduced legislation Wednesday to prevent the Interior Department from banning new uranium mining claims on 1 million acres of land near the Grand Canyon National Park for the next 20 years. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar took emergency action in June to extend an existing ban on new uranium mining claims in the region for six months while the Interior Department mulls a plan to block mining on the land for 20 years. Salazar said the 20-year ban is the Interior Department’s “preferred alternative.”
Abortion foes use live ultrasounds to highlight anti-abortion-rights legislation
WASHINGTON D.C.- Though all 535 members of Congress were invited to attend the “Voices from the Womb,” only House Reps. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), Tom Marino (R-Pa.), Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and a representative from Rep. Michele Bachmann’s office spoke before the crowd of more than 100 anti-abortion-rights advocates.
Republican lawmakers seeking to block Grand Canyon area mining ban
GOP U.S. Senators John McCain of Arizona, Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee, both of Utah, and Republican Congressmen Trent Franks, Jeff Flake, Paul Gosar, David Schweikert, and Ben Quayle, all of Arizona, and Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, have introduced legislation to prevent the U.S. Department of Interior from withdrawing from mining and exploration of 1 million acres surrounding the Grand Canyon National Park.
Franks in the News -- Week of 10/2/11
Posted By: Congressman Trent Franks on October 7, 2011