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Gosar Introduces the Securing America’s Elections Act of 2021

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PRESCOTT, AZ - Representative Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) issued the following statement after introducing the Securing America’s Elections Act of 2021, legislation that would require the use of voter-verified paper ballots or a paper ballot backup in federal elections that if needed, can be counted by hand, an optical scanner, or a similar device. The bill would also…

Gosar Introduces MERIT Act to End Affirmative Action in Federal Hiring

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) issued the following statement after introducing the Making Excellence Replace Identity Traits (MERIT) Act, legislation that would prohibit government sanctioned racial bigotry. “Hiring decisions in the federal government should be based on the merit of the job applicant rather than quotas based on…

Gosar Introduces Joint Resolution to Terminate the COVID-19 Emergency Declaration

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WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Representative Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04), along with Representatives Matt Rosendale (MT at-large), Thomas Massie (KY-4), Chip Roy (TX-21), Ralph Norman (SC-5), Brian Mast (FL-18) and Randy Weber (TX-14) introduced a joint resolution to terminate the COVID-19 emergency declared under the National Emergencies Act (NEA). After over a…

Gosar Sends Letter Admonishing DOJ Election Audit Interference

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WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) issued the following statement after sending a letter admonishing Deputy Assistant Attorney General Pamela Karlan regarding Department of Justice (DOJ) efforts to disenfranchise Arizona voters and preventing the 2020 election audit in Maricopa County, Arizona.  “The DOJ, through activist…

Gosar to Arizona Democrats: What are You Afraid of?

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PRESCOTT, AZ – Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) issued the following statement in response to Arizona Democrats last-ditch lawsuit to halt the election audit in Maricopa County: “Today’s desperate actions by the Arizona Democratic Party to stop the audit of over two million ballots cast during the 2020 presidential election is appalling. What are Democrats…

Gosar Votes NO on H.R. 51 D.C. Statehood

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PRESCOTT, AZ – Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, which would unconstitutionally make D.C. the 51st state. “Today, I voted against the Democrats’ unconstitutional effort to allow the District of Columbia to become the 51st state.  The Constitution specifically…

Congressman Gosar Responds to the Biden Administration's Decision to Rejoin the Paris Climate Accord

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WASHINGTON D.C. - In response to the Biden Administration’s announcement it plans to officially rejoin the Paris Agreement, Rep. Paul Gosar (AZ-04) released the following statement: “First it was California, now it’s Texas. At a time when Americans have suffered energy blackouts during extreme cold and heat, Biden’s decision to go back into the Paris Agreement is a step in the…

Congressman Gosar Statement on the "Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act"

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WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Paul Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) issued the following statement after introducing H.R. 1127, the Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act. This bipartisan legislation eliminates loopholes in the Federal Elections Campaign Act which allows foreign individuals or entities to unlawfully donate to political campaigns online, despite…

Rep. Gosar Demands Hearing on National Guard Conditions

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WASHINGTON D.C. Congressman Paul Gosar sent a letter to the Committee on House Administration Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren and Ranking Member Rodney Davis formally requesting the Committee convene a hearing to examine why men and women of the United States National Guard were forced to vacate the U.S. Capitol, resulting in one National Guard unit being relegated to a nearby…

Rep. Gosar's statement on the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court

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WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) made the following statement after President Trump announced Judge Amy Coney Barrett as his pick to replace the vacancy left by late Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, on the Supreme Court. "Yesterday’s announcement by President Trump to nominate Federal Appeals Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court is…