Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Representative Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., released the following statement after voting against HR 273, a bill that rescinds the administration’s 0.5 percent pay adjustment for civil servants:
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Representative Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., gave her first House floor speech of the 113th Congress today.
In case you missed it: Today, Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ01) and Rep. Paul Gosar (AZ04) introduced major legislation to create jobs in Arizona: HR 687, the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act. Congresswoman Kirkpatrick’s statement is as follows:
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., will speak in a press conference today where she and her colleagues will call on House Republicans to bring the Violence Against Women Act to the floor for a vote.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Representative Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., released the following statement tonight after President Obama delivered his State of the Union address:
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Representative Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., released the following statement tonight after President Obama delivered his State of the Union address:
GRAHAM COUNTY, AZ. – On Saturday, U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., will visit the Graham County communities of Safford and Thatcher. Her schedule includes meetings with the Board of Supervisors, law-enforcement leaders and educators. Kirkpatrick’s visit to Eastern Arizona College is open to the press.
GLOBE, Ariz. – On Friday, U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., will visit communities including Globe, Miami, the San Carlos Apache Nation and Clifton. Her schedule includes meetings with seniors, veterans, law-enforcement leaders, educators and local elected officials.
Congresswoman will visit Open Hands Outreach in Coolidge, VFW in Casa Grande
PINAL COUNTY, Ariz. -- U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., will continue her in-district work period Wednesday with visits to Florence, Coolidge and Casa Grande to meet with veterans, elected officials and community health organizations. Her visits with veterans at the Open Hands Outreach facility in Coolidge and at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Casa Grande are open to the press.
Arizona District 1 congresswoman attending Navajo Nation Council’s Winter Session today
WINDOW ROCK, AZ -- U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., launched the week with a visit today to the Navajo Nation to attend the Navajo Nation Council’s Winter Session.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Representative Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., released the following statement today about the reintroduction of the Violence Against Women Act, of which she is a cosponsor:
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Representative Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., released the following statement today after voting yes on HR 325, the ‘No Budget, No Pay Act’:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., today was appointed to three more House subcommittees in the 113th Congress. The panels, all under the jurisdiction of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, are as follows:
Arizona-based staff at work across northern, eastern and southern Arizona
FLAGSTAFF –U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., is pleased to introduce her in-district staff, a team with deep ties throughout Arizona’s sprawling Congressional District 1. Below is a list of staff, their background and roles, and where they will be based:
Veterans’ Affairs colleagues choose Kirkpatrick for leadership role; also assigned to Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Members of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee have elected U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., to be the ranking member of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee in the 113th Congress. She has also been assigned to serve on the Economic Opportunity Subcommittee.
Congresswoman recently appointed to House Veterans’ Affairs Committee
FLAGSTAFF, AZ – In the wake of her appointment to the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., will meet today with Flagstaff American Legion veterans to discuss their priorities and hopes for the 113th Congress.
Congresswoman will meet with Coconino County officials to discuss region’s recovery
FLAGSTAFF, AZ -- U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., continues her in-district visits today with a tour of Northern Arizona’s Schultz Fire area, which suffered about 15,000 acres of damage in 2010 and temporarily displaced thousands of residents.
USDA announces natural-disaster designations for several regions today
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Four Arizona counties – each of them part of Congressional District 1 – were designated today as primary natural-disaster areas due to prolonged drought. Eight other counties were designated as contiguous disaster counties. Farmers in these regions are now eligible to apply for assistance from the Farm Service Agency (FSA).
Congressional assignments offer key opportunity to deliver results for CD1, Arizona
FLAGSTAFF – U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., is honored to announce that she has been appointed to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Veterans’ Affairs Committee in the 113th Congress. Kirkpatrick is the only Arizonan serving on either of the House committees.
113th Congress Freshmen Class on the steps of the United States Capitol Building.
The First Session of the 113th Congress commences January 3rd, 2013.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today at noon (EST), Rep.-elect Ann Kirkpatrick will be sworn in as a member of the 113th Congress. Kirkpatrick will represent Arizona Congressional District 1, a district she also represented in 2009-10.