David Schweikert
U.S. Representative · AZ-1 · Republican · Chair, Joint Economic Committee
Statements and posts
40 press releases, floor remarks and posts since Jan 3, 2025.
Activity, last 12 weeks
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All 40 statements
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Introduced bipartisan bill to reform International Trade Commission patent case procedures.
“Section 337 exists to protect companies that make things in this country”
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Mr. Speaker, I wish I had the magic ability to find the powerful words to try to explain the difficulty of the finances, the reality of the math, and the threat to the Republic, but we are going to try again. How do I get my fellow Members, the public, the administration, and the people around me…
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Schweikert Sounds the Alarm on the Nation’s Growing Interest Burden in House Floor Remarks
Warned on House floor that interest costs are becoming the largest federal government expense.
“Anyone want to take a guess how many days it takes us to borrow another trillion dollars? 123 days. Every 123 days we’re ticking off another trillion dollars”
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Ways and Means Committee Passes Schweikert’s Taxpayer Workforce Modernization Act
Introduced bill to modernize IRS workforce through data science fellowship program.
“Taxpayers deserve an IRS that uses modern tools to solve modern problems”
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Schweikert Co-Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging Federal Response to New World Screwworm Outbreak
Co-led bipartisan letter urging federal response to New World screwworm outbreak in Southwest.
“Arizona’s ranchers and veterinarians need clear guidance as federal agencies respond to confirmed New World screwworm cases in Texas and New Mexico”
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Schweikert Congratulates Fix Medical Group on Joining Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce
Congratulated Fix Medical Group on joining Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce.
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Submitted 250 copper pennies to Congressional Time Capsule honoring America's 250th birthday.
“This contribution honors our state’s mining heritage and the generations of Arizonans whose work helped build and power the nation.”
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Schweikert Honors Record 21 Service Academy Appointees
Honored 21 local students who received service academy appointments, a record for his office.
“These students have earned an opportunity that takes discipline, character and a commitment to service”
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Scottsdale Passport Acceptance Fair Tomorrow!
Announced a passport acceptance fair in Scottsdale and provided passport application information.
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House Passes Schweikert’s Taxpayer Experience Improvement Act
House passed Taxpayer Experience Improvement Act requiring IRS to post real-time call and refund information online.
“Taxpayers should not have to spend an afternoon on hold just to find out whether the IRS received a document or when their refund is coming”
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Introduced bill to designate copper as critical mineral and strengthen domestic production.
“It is essential to our industrial base, our energy systems, and our national security. If Washington is serious about domestic production and serious about supply-chain resilience, then copper needs to be treated like the strategic mineral it is.”
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Schweikert Introduces Bill to Combat Home Health Fraud
Introduced bill to tighten Medicaid home health eligibility and combat fraud.
“If we seriously want to preserve Medicaid, and provide for the people most in need, we must crack down on fraud”
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Chairman Schweikert to Host Healthcare Innovation Roundtable in Scottsdale
Announced healthcare innovation roundtable in Scottsdale to discuss technology and policy barriers.
“The purpose of this discussion is to give the Committee a direct understanding of how emerging healthcare and technology companies are changing the economics of care on the ground”
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Introduced bill to tighten Medicaid personal care eligibility requirements and protect vulnerable patients.
“Medicaid personal care is supposed to be for the person who cannot safely bathe, dress, move or feed themselves without another set of hands”
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Schweikert Introduces Equal Access to the Colorado River Act to Protect Arizona in Future Shortages
Introduced bill requiring proportional Colorado River water cutbacks across Lower Basin states.
“Arizona families and businesses shouldn’t be punished by an outdated framework that no longer matches today’s reality”
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House Ways and Means Committee Advances Schweikert’s Less-Than-Lethal Modernization Bill
Advanced bill modernizing federal tax treatment of less-than-lethal law enforcement devices.
“Imposing undue regulatory burdens on the use of innovative, nonlethal safety devices will only mean they are less likely to be available and less likely to be used in instances where they could protect life.”
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Rep. Schweikert Joins Signing of Fostering the Future Executive Order
Attended White House signing of Fostering the Future executive order on child welfare.
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Schweikert Introduces Legislation to Protect Contracted Postal Units
Introduced bill to protect community postal units from closure by USPS.
“The U.S. Postal Service would be required to work with private businesses that are willing to provide postal services to their community at no cost to the Postal Service”
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Secured adoption of two amendments to enhance AI integration in Department of Defense auditing and asset tracking.
“The Pentagon has failed every audit since 2018 and remains unauditable, despite operating with a nearly $900 billion discretionary budget”
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Introduced bill to require federal agencies to review and sunset outdated regulations.
“We cannot keep asking Americans to follow rules that agencies themselves won’t bother to re-examine”
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Introduced legislation to authorize cyber operators to pursue foreign cybercriminal enterprises.
“Criminal syndicates backed by foreign governments are using cyberspace to prey on American seniors, steal intellectual property, and undermine national security”
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Schweikert Reintroduces Forgotten Funds Act to Rescind Unused Federal Spending and Reduce Deficit
Reintroduced bill to rescind $1.42 trillion in unused federal agency funds.
“We’re borrowing over $6 billion every day while over $1.4 trillion in borrowed federal funds sits idle. This is indefensible”
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Schweikert Scrutinizes Senate’s “Completely Unserious” Budget Resolution
Criticized Senate budget resolution for inadequate spending cuts and excessive deficit spending.
“With just $4 billion in cuts— equal to less than a single day’s worth of borrowing— the Senate budget resolution is more business as usual at a time when that’s exactly what we’re trying to avoid”
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Schweikert Leads Legislation Targeting Fentanyl and Foreign Evasion
Introduced bipartisan bill to require public disclosure of shipping manifests for aircraft, trucks, and rail to track fentanyl and sanctions evasion.
“The Manifest Modernization Act closes a critical loophole, ensuring air, truck, and rail shipments are held to the same standards as goods arriving by ship.”
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Praised Trump administration for releasing over 80,000 pages of JFK assassination documents.
“It’s been 61 years since the tragic murder of President John F. Kennedy. A truly functioning republic ensures Americans have access to information, and this moment symbolizes the long-awaited restoration of the people’s trust in the federal government”
Sources: members’ press releases from their official websites (since the 119th Congress began (Jan 3, 2025)), the Congressional Record (since Aug 2026), and Bluesky posts. Quotes are shown only when they match the archived source text word for word; topics are AI-read and mentions are matched from the text.