The Week in Review 

Happy Friday!

I hope you had a wonderful week. I am grateful to serve you all in the 118th Congress. Read below to see what I’ve been working on this week.

Witnessing the Biden-Harris Crisis at the Southern Border

I traveled to Arizona’s southern border to see the reality of Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and Alejandro Mayorkas’s border crisis. Kamala Harris visited a sanitized border for a photo op. If she had traveled with me, she would have seen the devastating impacts of her failure as the Border Czar.

While surveying the border, I saw NGO-funded tents with supplies to aid and abet the criminals crossing our southern border. The tents included instructions to aliens not to walk along the border any further, but to wait for Border Patrol, and disclosed Border Patrol’s regular pick-up times. I also spoke with a 17-year-old child exploited by the Cartel to smuggle humans across international borders. He was there with a group waiting for Border Patrol to arrive before crossing.

Click the images below to see more of my trip to the border:

Protecting American Elections

Senator Hagerty (R-TN) and I led a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding accountability for his agency’s failure to respond to a congressional inquiry into the integrity of American elections. Earlier this year, we inquired about the measures that have been taken by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to safeguard American elections from being hijacked by illegal aliens. The initial inquiry, dated July 12, received no response from Garland’s DOJ. The DOJ’s failure to respond to congressional inquiry is unacceptable.

Reports regarding alarming events in South Carolina, Georgia, and Ohio raise justified concerns as to the integrity of our federal elections. There is no publicly available information to suggest that the Department of Justice is investigating or bringing cases against aliens who violate federal election law.

Our letter requires AG Garland to provide information regarding the steps, if any, taken by the DOJ to prosecute non-citizens for illegally voting or registering to vote in federal elections. The letter also inquires into whether the DOJ has contacted election officials in Virginia and Texas to obtain information on each of the aliens removed from voter rolls who were unlawfully registering and voting in elections.

American citizens must have confidence in the security of our elections. The DOJ’s failure to provide timely answers to our important questions is not acceptable.

At least 10 million illegal aliens have been released into our country through our porous borders during Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s Administration. Americans should not have to be concerned that their voices will be drowned out by the voices of illegal aliens when electing officials for public office.

I’m grateful to Senator Hagerty for leading this effort in the Senate and to my colleagues who understand the significance of this oversight.

The initial letter may be read here.

The follow-up letter may be read here.

Fox News covered the letter here.

Team Biggs Attends Aviation Update from the Chandler Chamber

Aviation is a major economic driver in Arizona, generating billions in annual revenue and providing jobs to hundreds of thousands of Arizonans. My district is lucky to have a robust mix of airports, repair stations, schools, and tradesmen supporting the Arizona aviation industry.  Thank you to Terri Kimble and the Chandler Chamber team for hosting a great economic update this week!

Letters and Legislation

Bills Cosponsored:

• H.R. 5658 - Vote by Mail Tracking Act (Rep. Porter) 
• H.R. 9891 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 765 West Old Route 66 in Ash Fork, Arizona, as the "Fayrene Hume Post Office Building" (Rep. Crane) 
• H.R. 9895 - To limit the availability of Federal financial assistance for entities that aid or facilitate illegal immigration (Rep. Gaetz)

Letters Led:

• Letter to AG Garland re Noncitizens Registering to Vote

Letters Cosigned:

• Letter to AG Garland on release of the DOJ Office of Inspector General report on January 6 (Rep. Massie)

Why I Voted Against the Latest SAVE Act: Op-Ed

Last month, I voted against Mike Johnson’s CR+SAVE Act flimflam. The ploy would have continued funding the Biden-Harris regime’s programs facilitating mass illegal immigration while claiming to safeguard American elections–though passing the SAVE Act at the end of September, less than 50 days before the election, would have had no impact on election security in the 2024 election.

More about the Uniparty’s failed plan can be found in my op-ed published in the Washington Times.

Kamala Refused To Face Her Failure at the Border: Op-Ed

While Kamala Harris was on a disingenuous photo-op tour of the southern border, surrounded by dozens of bodyguards, wandering in a stretch of desert that had been sanitized for her visit, and oh-so-near the border wall constructed under President Donald Trump, I went to the border of Arizona and Mexico.

Read more about my border trip in my op-ed published in Newsweek.

Alien Invasion Border Documentary

Check out my border documentary titled Alien Invasion. The 30-minute documentary features footage from private ranches along the border, the Darien Gap in Panama, and interviews with members of Congress, Border Patrol, local and state law enforcement, and much more. It addresses how President Biden’s border crisis began, its consequences, and solutions to address the crisis.

The border documentary may be watched here.

Service Academy Nominations for Class of 2029 Now Open

Every year, my office has the pleasure of interviewing and nominating some of the brightest young men and women in Arizona to the most prestigious military institutions in the world.

Students interested in attending a U.S. Service Academy need to apply and obtain a congressional or presidential nomination in order to receive an appointment to four of the five Service Academies: U.S. Military Academy (USMA), West Point, NY; the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA), Annapolis, MD; the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA), Colorado Springs, CO; and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), Kings Point, NY.

Our nomination applications for the Class of 2029 are now open for students from Arizona’s Fifth District. Applications must be submitted by October 25, 2024. 

To request a Military Academy Nomination from my office or additional information, please contact Victoria Armijo at (480) 980-9609 or [email protected] for an application packet.

The Congressional App Challenge is Back!

Applications are now open for the 2024 Congressional App Challenge! I encourage all interested Arizona students to participate for the chance to have your app featured in the U.S. Capitol and on the House of Representatives’ website. 

Visit the Congressional App Challenge website to register before October 24th:

Top Media Appearance of the Week

I joined Newsmax with Shaun Kraisman and Emme Rechenberg to discuss my constituents’ desire to put America First. Click the image below to watch part of the segment:

Tweet of the Week

 Constituent Services 

Flags
Would you like to purchase a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol? Flags flown over the Capitol include a certificate, which may be personalized for a particular person, event, or organization. Click here to learn more about purchasing a flag.

Internships
If you or someone you know is interested in completing an internship in either my Mesa or Washington, D.C. office, they can apply directly on my website. 

Help With a Federal Agency 
I you can’t get an answer from a federal agency in a timely fashion, or if you feel you have been treated unfairly, my office may be able to help resolve a problem or get you the information you need. For example, my office routinely helps constituents with issues involving the Veterans Administration, the IRS, the Social Security Administration, the State Department, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. You can learn more by visiting my website.

Click here to find out more information about my office’s services. 

Tours and Tickets

Interested in touring the White House or U.S. Capitol? As constituents of the Fifth Congressional District, you may request tickets and tours for various Washington D.C. destinations from my office. 

All tickets are provided to constituents on a first-come, first-served basis, so request tickets early.

Click here for more information.