Rep. David Schweikert
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Avid hiker and coffee enthusiast who is proud to represent Arizona's 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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If you make it illegal to modernize U.S. ports, do not be surprised when we end up with the least efficient ports in the industrialized world. That productivity hit ripples through the entire economy. We need to embrace disruption, modernize, and create incentives for older
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I’m saddened to hear of the passing of Barbara Leff. She was one of those rare public servants who actually did the work before, during and after elected office. She spent years on the front lines as a social worker and educator, built a small business, and volunteered in ways
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God bless the men who won our independence. And God bless anyone who thinks signing the treaty was the hard part. 🇺🇸
The Treaty of Paris formally closed one chapter of American history and opened another - focussed on unity, governance, and the work of building a nation.
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A senior in Sun City got “risk scored” as having HIV, without ever being tested, because it triggered a bigger bonus. That is not health care. That is a billing scheme. Fix the incentives. Pay for outcomes instead of paperwork. Use technology to help seniors get healthier
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LIVE NOW: The Committee will markup four bills to support American workers and families.
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Joyce and I are truly saddened to hear of Mark Brnovich’s passing. Mark was a steadfast public servant who loved Arizona and spent his life fighting for the rule of law and justice. Beyond the titles, he was a devoted husband, father, son, and brother—and that’s the loss that
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Congrats to the one program in D.C. that never gets cut.
$38,433,330,126,292.37 (+) #NationalDebt
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Myanmar scam compounds are using forced labor to run “pig butchering” operations that target Americans. The Treasury says losses are over $16.6 billion. Even @SpaceX has disabled more than 2,500 Starlink devices linked to scam operations in Myanmar. In August, I introduced the
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Real wage growth is the kind of math I like. It is how families win without a subsidy.
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Today we honor the officers who keep the peace and protect our families. You’ll always have our backs. We’ll always have yours. 🇺🇸
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Washington’s new unit of measurement is the second. That’s how fast we’re piling on debt: $92,912 a second
JEC released its Monthly Debt Update for January... As of January 7, 2026, total gross national debt is $38.43 trillion. Relative to one year ago, total gross national debt is $2.25 trillion higher; relative to five years ago, it is $10.73 trillion higher. Over the past year,
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This is the scam, with the receipts: 41% paid $0 premium. Only ~1/3 of the $35–$40B “enhanced” subsidy even reaches health care. ~1/3 never made a claim. And brokers were signing people up who didn’t even know they were enrolled. That’s not health care. That’s a subsidy scam.
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Policy built on vibes collapses the moment it meets facts.
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Every year we delay real reform, we lock in higher prices forever. Clean up improper enrollment. Kill fraud. Stop subsidizing insurers instead of patients. Break the business models blocking competition. Use technology to crush chronic disease costs. Do this and prices fall.
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$195 billion spent. 7% covered. $27 billion wasted. Prices still rising. That’s not health care. That’s Washington lighting your money on fire.
BREAKING: House passes bill to extend health care subsidies despite GOP leadership's opposition, putting pressure on the Senate to act.
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I’m not interested in nation-building. I’m interested in outcomes that don’t blow up the balance sheet.
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Billions are paid for care that never happens and to insurers with no incentive to cut costs. That’s not health care.
Congress is moving to extend ACA “COVID-era” premium subsidies using a discharge petition, bypassing committees and debate. What was sold as temporary emergency relief is now being quietly normalized, long after the pandemic ended.🧵
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The Joint Economic Committee, in its latest brief, “Long Overdue: Enhance Premium Tax Credits Should Expire,” confirmed what many of us have suspected. Federal spending on the COVID era ACA subsidies has exploded since 2021, providing a financial boon for insurers while doing
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Saturday evening, Rabbi Kahn was kind to present this piece of art as a thank you to our team. This summer, when the war broke out, our staff helped bring home young people who were in Israel on Birthright. Thank you to Congregation Beth Israel.
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