
Editorials
By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl President Obama recently called current deficit spending "unsustainable," and warned of soaring interest rates if the United States continues to finance government by borrowing from other countries. "We can't keep on just borrowing from China,"…
This letter is in support of locating a Job Corps center in Southern Gila County. The job corps will bring a myriad of opportunities to this area. It will be a complete package. Some people may say this is a…
By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl On the campaign trail, President Obama had a clear plan for the terrorist detention facility at Guantanamo Bay: Were going to close Guantanamo¦. Were going to lead by example, he told a Texas crowd in…
By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl President Reagan had it right when he talked about peace through strength. We need to keep that concept in mind today, particularly as we engage in important debates about the role of nuclear weapons in…
Arizona faces huge challenges with the states economy and the state budget deficit. That is why Children Action Alliance, the Arizona Education Association, the Protecting Arizonas Family Coalition and Service Employees International Union have joined together with other organizations from…
By Jeffrey Coles and Dennis Hoffman What will an Arizona of 10 million people look like? And how will we support them all? Today, Arizona has about 6 million residents. For 30 years, we have experienced robust growth fueled by…
by U.S. Senator Jon Kyl The President recently hailed a new era of fiscal responsibility and said that the best way to bring our deficit down in the long run is ... with a budget that leads to broad economic…
By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl On February 11, Senator McCain and I reintroduced the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act (S. 409), culminating several years of negotiation among many parties. I have sponsored this legislation in previous sessions of…
By Majority Leader John McComish (Dist. 20) Despite recent news coverage, I know of no legislator who enjoyed the tough decisions we made on the FY09 budget last week. Believe me when I say those decisions were extremely difficult; and…
Proponents of the so-called economic stimulus bill have argued that legislation is necessary to stimulate our economy. We agree. The nation needs legislation that creates jobs, fixes our housing crisis, and puts us on a path toward economic recovery. Unfortunately,…
By Attorney General Terry Goddard Over the past several months, the people of Arizona have been faced with a drumbeat of bad news from their state government. The declining economy has created a large budget deficit, and cuts have been…
Brownsville, Texas U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers attentiveness over the holiday weekend at Rio Grande Valley ports of entry led to the discovery and seizure of more than $1.2 million in cocaine and marijuana and the arrest of several…