On July 30, a group of Tennessee Senators and Representatives paid a visit to Arizona, to recognize Republican legislators for the state’s tough new illegal immigration law. The nine lawmakers also presented those who voted for SB 1070 with a resolution of support overwhelmingly passed by the Tennessee General Assembly. The group also met with bill sponsors. The lawmakers plan to introduce similiar legislation in Tennessee next year.
Tennessee and Arizona lawmakers
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Sen. Pearce
Sen. Russell Pearce of Mesa appears on Fox 10′s Newsmaker Sunday with host John Hook.
http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/politics/state_politics/newsmaker-sunday-6-20-2010
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The Arizona Manufacturers Council has named Sen. Al Melvin the 2010 AMC Senator of the Year. The Tucson Republican was honored at a luncheon May 5. Sen. Melvin was selected by the Board of Directors of the Arizona Manufacturers Council for his strong record of fostering an economic development environment that is attractive to business, and especially manufacturers. “I am truly honored to receive this recognition. Manufacturers give America great strength in all economic times, good or bad, regardless of the administrations in Washington and in each state capitol,” says Sen. Melvin. The AMC Board said Melvin consistently maintains an open door for members of the business community to discuss issues of concern to them. The Board said Sen. Melvin always does his best to find a solution to help Arizona manufacturers. “The current majority in the Arizona Senate and House is committed to making Arizona a safe haven for citizens and businesses to enjoy life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This includes job creation and the protection of individual lives and private property,” says Sen. Melvin. Sen. Melvin was nominated by the lobbying team of the AMC and selected by the Board of Directors.
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Senator Barbara Leff
Today, the Arizona House of Representatives passed an important measure to help save our valuable state parks from closure. Senate Bill 1349 allows local governments, private companies and Indian tribes to temporarily take over operations and management of the parks.
“The bill provides flexibility for negotiating agreements with outside entities,” said Sen. Barbara Leff, the bill’s sponsor. “This common-sense solution serves as a bridge to keep our parks open and running until other options can be presented and considered.”
The Senate unanimously passed SB 1349 in early March. Now that the bill has been approved by the House, it heads to Gov. Jan Brewer’s desk for her signature.
During economic tough times, budgetary constraints have left little funding for state parks, but this bill will provide an alternative to closure without a cost to taxpayers. The partnerships would expire in June 2011.
“The parks are an economic engine for Arizona,” Sen. Leff said. “This bill provides an outlet to keep the parks – and our tourism industry – alive and thriving.”
Already, one company has announced it is prepared to run six parks currently slated for closure. SB 1349 will help make that possible.
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Thursday on Horizonte, Senator Ron Gould discussed Senate Bill 1070, which enforces illegal immigration law. Sen. Gould clarified what the bill does, addressed misconceptions surrounding the bill, and explained the rationale and reasoning supporting the bill.
Learn more about SB 1070, now signed into law, by viewing the video below or on Horizonte’s website.
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Senate President Bob Burns will discuss key legislative ideas and issues on Horizon on Monday, April 26 at 7 p.m. on PBS.
He will be joined by House Speaker Kirk Adams. Please plan to tune in to see the show or set your TiVo.
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Today, Gov. Jan Brewer signed into law the beneficial Senate Bill 1070, sponsored by Senator Russell Pearce. This bill will provide law enforcement with an important tool to enforce laws against illegal immigration and will make Arizona a safer place.
A full 70 percent of Arizona voters support SB 1070, while only 23 percent oppose it, according to a new Rasmussen poll. In Arizona, 84 percent of Republicans and even the majority of Democrats approve of SB 1070.
“‘Illegal’ is not a race; it’s a crime,” said Sen. Pearce. He noted that this bill, officially called the “Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act,” takes the handcuffs off law enforcement.
View the videos below to see Sen. Pearce discuss the bill, answer concerns and explain why Arizona needs this new law.
On CNN:
On Fox News :
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Senator Russell Pearce
Sen. Russell Pearce explained the critical importance of meaningful illegal immigration policy through Senate Bill 1070 in a segment of 12 News’ “Sunday Square-Off.”
The Senate passed SB 1070, which Sen. Pearce is sponsoring, and the bill now awaits approval by the House.
In the Sunday Square-Off segment, Sen. Pearce addressed the features of the bill, the detrimental impact of sanctuary city policies and lax border security, the need to support public safety and law enforcement, and the rationale behind the bill.
View the video below to see Sen. Pearce’s Sunday Square-Off appearance. For more information, visit the 12 News Web site and the Legislature’s Web site.
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Sen. Harper dominates the Democrats in Sunday Square-Off
Sen. Jack Harper discussed key legislative issues, including important bills, term limits and his bold predictions, in a head-to-head event on 12 News’ “Sunday Square-Off” roundtable.
Watch the video below to see Sen. Harper dominating in the Square-off! Read the full story and view more videos from the “Sunday Square-off” roundtable event on the 12 News Web site.
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Senate President Bob Burns
The following statement is attributed to Speaker Adams and President Burns:
“As a state, we have gone to great lengths to balance a historic budget deficit. The federal health care mandate effectively cancels that out and creates a recipe for fiscal disaster – no thanks to Arizona’s congressional Democrats who voted for this misguided bill. Their votes have unraveled the meaningful budget solutions that took so much effort and hard work these past 14 months.
Arizona has had to make extremely difficult decisions in an effort to manage an enormous budget deficit. This mandate will immediately add another $400 million to our deficit in FY 2011. This is on top of a structural deficit as high as $2 billion.
Moreover, for the past six years Arizona has gone above and beyond federal Medicaid requirements and is now being punished by the federal government for having an expanded Medicaid program.
Under the new law, 44 other states are getting better treatment and the funds necessary from the federal government to cover the same populations that Arizona has been covering since 2000.
Without help from Congress, the federal government will have essentially taken over our budget process, forcing us to raise taxes and cut spending and programs even further, which may include education and public safety.
It’s our hope that Washington, D.C. will look at Arizona’s dire fiscal situation created by the federal health care legislation and help resolve it. In the meantime, we will examine all options, including joining with other states in legal action to halt the federal health care law.”
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