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Today, U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar, D.D.S (R-AZ) released the following statement regarding the full vote by the U.S. House of Representatives to hold U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress. This vote is the result of continuous delays by Holder and the Department of Justice to release subpoenaed documents from the reckless Operation Fast and Furious. Read more

As crews make progress on the Poco Fire, which ripped through nearly 12,000 acres in the Tonto National Forest, attention shifts toward the newer, smaller Cottonwood Fire burning in the Coronado National Forest. Click here to read Read more

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision to uphold President Obama’s nationalization of our country’s private health care system. The constitutionality of the law was challenged on several grounds, including its justification grounded under the Commerce Clause. The Court ruled that the Commerce Clause would not support such a broad federal power grab, but, the Court also ruled that Congress had the power to nationalize healthcare under the taxing powers. Read more

Today, U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar, D.D.S (R-AZ) authored a letter along with David Schweikert (R-AZ), Trent Franks (R-AZ), and Ben Quayle (R-AZ) to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Director John Morton to reconsider the agency’s rescission of seven 287(g) Task Force Memorandums of Agreement with Arizona law enforcement agencies. ICE’s decision to terminate this agreement means the denial of much needed resources to local law enforcement agencies to assist in enforcing federal immigration laws. Read more

The Poco Fire was 75 percent contained, according to officials. The fire has burned 11,950 acres of ponderosa-pine forest in an area of the Tonto National Forest six miles northeast of Young, according to Pamela Mathis, a spokesperson for the fire fighting efforts. Click here to read Read more

Firefighting crews are making progress on the two most active wildfires in the state, fully containing one and boosting the containment percentage on the second -- even as lightning touched off two new fires Monday. Click here to read Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 20, 2012 CONTACT: Apryl Marie Fogel AprylMarie.Fogel@mail.house.gov Rep. Gosar Votes to Send Contempt Charges to House Floor Today, U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar, D.D.S (R-AZ) released the following statement regarding the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s vote to hold U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress. These proceedings come after continuous delay by Holder and the Department of Justice to release subpoenaed documents from the r... Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 26, 2012 CONTACT: Apryl Marie Fogel AprylMarie.Fogel@mail.house.gov IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Congressman Gosar Urges Leadership to Resist Earmark Restoration Yesterday, Congressman Gosar and 56 other members of the House of Representatives wrote a letter to House majority and minority leadership asking for their support in resisting attempts by some members to restore earmarks in the 113th Congress. The full letter can be seen below. Speaker of the House John Boehner H... Read more

Arizona is one of several Western states with a higher-than-normal likelihood for large wildfires this summer based on unseasonably dry weather conditions, according to new data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association.Click here to read Read more

Firefighting crews gained control of a critical section of the Poco Fire - the area closest to the community of Young - and boosted containment to 25 percent Thursday, officials said. Click here to read Read more