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U.S. House Is in Our Hands
The most competitive House race in the nation is right here in Arizona. We have the best candidate for the job. Now it’s up to us. Congressman O’Halleran as featured in the New York Times.
Continue readingO’Halleran working to get lead out of drinking water
I’m writing to you about a local issue that is very dear to me; safe drinking water for our children. Not only do our children need safe drinking water — especially at school, where they go to learn and play each day — they also deserve it as our future. Unfortunately, toxic lead is contaminating […]
Continue readingNational Minimum Wage Bill ~ Take Action!
House Democrats need 11 more votes to pass a $15 federal minimum wage as called for in the 2016 DNC platform. The bill would phase in the increase over 5 years. An alternative bill would allow lower wages in low cost-of-living regions. “Arizona Rep. Tom O’Halleran supports raising the federal minimum wage and he is […]
Continue readingRogers Social Security, Medicare plans dangerous
I am highly concerned about candidate Wendy Rogers’ plans for dismantling and/or privatizing Social Security and Medicare. These are both plans to which I have contributed during my entire working life, and now, as a senior citizen on a fixed and limited budget, I count on them! I’m sure that most AZ seniors count on […]
Continue readingO’Halleran is a fiscally responsible representative
House Republicans proposed an additional $646 billion in tax cuts this week — a number that could grow to roughly $2 trillion over a decade. Having come under criticism for favoring corporations over individuals in the December 2017 Tax Scam, House Republicans are now pushing a bill to make the individual tax cuts permanent. But […]
Continue readingSpeaking Out for Our Values: Abusing Asylum Seekers Is Wrong
Thank you, Congressman O’Halleran, for speaking out against the despicable border policy of the Trump Administration. June 15, 2018 Press Release WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) released the following statement regarding the Department of Justice’s decision to separate children from parents at the border and deny asylum to victims of domestic violence and gang violence: “The […]
Continue readingO’Halleran Votes to Fund Military, VA, and Critical Arizona Water Projects After Voting Twice to Amend the Bill to Eliminate Funding for Border Wall
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) voted to pass the Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018, a bipartisan spending bill that funds military operations, veterans programs, and water projects. “Congress took bipartisan action today to invest in our troops and ensure our military has the resources they need to complete critical national security missions […]
Continue readingO’Halleran Joins 44 Other Dems in Calling for Infrastructure Bill
The New Democrat Coalition, of which Rep. Tom O’Halleran is a member, sent a letter to President Trump calling for immediate action, tied to tax reform, to deliver infrastructure spending to rural and small town America. The letter notes that the American Society of Civil Engineers rates the nation’s infrastructure as D+. Our roads, bridges, […]
Continue readingCongressman O’Halleran Holds Town Hall in Globe
From Arizona Silverbelt, April 11, 2017: Rep. Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ, Dist. 1) held a town hall at Globe City Hall on Sunday evening. O’Halleran expressed his frustration with Congress funding the government through continuing resolutions instead of by passing an actual budget. “That’s really been hurting our military and it costs the taxpayers billions of dollars,” […]
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