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WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (AZ-08) joined Newsmax to discuss how the Democrats are trying to take away our constitutional rights, including our Second Amendment rights and religious freedom, and divide America by telling us we're systemically racist and pushing critical race theory. Lesko also discussed how America is the greatest country in the world, and Republicans are wor... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (AZ-08) released the following statement on the vote on the January 6th Commission in the U.S. House of Representatives: “What happened on January 6th was inexcusable and I wholeheartedly condemn the violence that occurred that day. After thoughtful consideration of this proposal, I decided to vote against this legislation. If I thought that ... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (AZ-08) spoke in the House Energy and Commerce Committee and questioned U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Granholm about our nation’s concerning reliance on China for our critical minerals and energy needs and how we must work to ensure that the U.S. is not reliant on the forced labor of Uighurs. Watch full remarks below: Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (AZ-08) joined Newsmax to discuss the multiple crises happening under the Biden Administration’s watch. We now have conflict in Israel, a border crisis where illegal immigrants are being dropped off in our communities thanks to Biden’s open border policies, and after killing U.S. jobs from stopping the Keystone XL Pipeline, Biden is paving the way f... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (AZ-08) joined the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce to ask Carnegie Mellon University Professor Ragunathan Rajkumar about the hurdles facing autonomous vehicle technology and how the U.S. can maintain our global leadership in these technologies while not sacrificing consumer safety. Lesko also di... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (R-AZ-08) and Congressman Jerry McNerney (D-CA-09) introduced the Impaired Driving Study Act to require the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to conduct a study on motor vehicle safety and impaired driving. “We have lost far too many people in accidents involving drunk and otherwise impaired drivers, and eac... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (AZ-08) joined the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health to urge Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to work with the FDA to provide her constituent, 21-month-old Woodrow Miller, and his family with access to critical medications that would delay the symptoms of Woodrow’s rare degenerative disease and pr... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (AZ-08) spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to call out the vilification of law enforcement officers and the dangerous calls to defund the police. Lesko spoke in support of the hardworking police officers in Arizona and across the nation who risk their lives to keep their communities safe. Watch full remarks below: Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (R-AZ-08) and Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA-37) introduced Carrie’s Law, a bill to end mandatory arbitration in instances of physical sexual assault. The bill was inspired by Carrie Bobb, an Arizona native and California resident who was physically sexually assaulted at a corporate event. Due to an arbitration clause in her employment contract, Car... Read more »

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (AZ-08) sent a letter to United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to request a briefing on the validity of reports regarding the United States Postal Inspection Service’s Internet Covert Operations Program (iCOP) and alleged tracking of the social media accounts of American citizens. “There have been reports that the USPS h... Read more »