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Join Honest Arizona for a baby formula drive on Wednesday, 12/10!

More details in the link below 🔗

https://bit.ly/49SLuF4
Baby Formula Donation Drive · Honest Arizona
Join Honest Arizona for a Formula Drive to collect formula for Arizona mothers and families! Stop by Fair Trade Cafe on Wednesday, 12/10, till close to drop off formula donations. With funding cuts to WIC and SNAP, it's essential to come together and ...
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December 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Give back this holiday season with Honest Arizona, AZ Jobs with Justice, PALF, and AFGE!

We are coming together to celebrate, share, and support our community. Also, bring a toy for federal workers and their families!

🔗 RSVP below for more details!

https://bit.ly/4ryDpeQ
Posada de Esperanza: Celebrating & Giving Together · Honest Arizona
Join AZ Jobs with Justice, Honest Arizona, Pima Area Labor Federation, and AFGE for a joyful end-of-year posada! We're coming together to celebrate, share, and support our community. **Bring a toy!** - We're collecting toys for families of federal wo...
www.mobilize.us
December 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Join community partners and us to support the PV Community Food Bank with food and hygiene donations. With SNAP benefits delayed in November and the holidays approaching, many of our neighbors need extra support to keep their families fed and to deal with rising costs.

Links in bio! 🔗
November 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
“These cuts, backed by Rep. Juan Ciscomani, could lead to hospital closures, job losses, and disruptions in healthcare services across Arizona.”

https://bit.ly/47AigJz
Healthcare Leaders Warn of “Devastating” Impact From Federal Cuts
TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - Healthcare leaders in Southern Arizona are voicing concerns about potential federal funding cuts that could significantly impact the state's healthcare system. These cuts, backed by Rep.
www.kvoa.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
There are too many tricks, not enough treats this Halloween.

Due to President Trump’s tariffs, candy prices have increased 10.8 percent compared to last year.

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Tricks, Treats, and Tariffs: How Trump Is Making Halloween More Expensive
As kids prepare their costumes and families stock up on candy, new analysis from Groundwork Collaborative and The Century Foundation finds that Halloween
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October 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
RELEASE: Arizonans Facing Higher Premiums Look For Leadership, Ciscomani Comes In With A Letter

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Arizonans Facing Higher Premiums Look For Leadership, Ciscomani Comes In With A Letter -- Honest Arizona
TUCSON --  Arizonans will see much higher premiums when they sign up during next week's open enrollment period, but instead of going back to work to lower health care costs, Congressman Juan Ciscomani is writing letters. Ciscomani, in a letter t...
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October 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Congressman Ciscomani wrote ANOTHER letter claiming he wants to protect our health care.

However, it’s too late Congressman Ciscomani.

Read more about it below! ⬇️

https://www.kff.org/quick-take/is-it-too-late-for-aca-insurers-to-change-their-premiums/

Is it Too Late for ACA Insurers to Change Their Premiums?
Affordable Care Act Marketplace insurers are raising premiums by an average of 18% next year, due in part to the expiring enhanced premium tax credits. Even if the credits are extended in shutdown negotiations, it is unlikely that insurers will have ti...
www.kff.org
October 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The demand for food assistance is higher than ever due to cuts to SNAP and rising costs from tariffs.

In addition, President Trump canceled around 1.9 million pounds of food deliveries scheduled to go to food banks in Arizona.

https://bit.ly/48E6oXP
Arizona lost nearly 2 million pounds of food aid to Trump cuts, leaving food banks scrambling
Arizona food bank aid cuts Trump food banks lose 2 million pounds as demand rises and SNAP reductions threaten residents
azmirror.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Join Honest Arizona and Mi Familia en Accion for Halloween rallies 🎃 outside Congressman Schweikert's (10/27) and Ciscomani's (10/31) offices.

Schweikert (Scottsdale): bit.ly/3JgaRFN
Ciscomani (Tucson): bit.ly/3L2s1am
October 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM
RELEASE: As Government Shutdown Enters Day 15, Veterans Demand Republicans End the Shutdown and Lower Healthcare Costs

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As Government Shutdown Enters Day 15, Veterans Demand Republicans End the Shutdown and Lower Healthcare Costs — Honest Arizona
PHOENIX — Today, active duty military service members received their first scheduled paychecks during the government shutdown. Despite uncertainty of whether they will continue to receive checks on t...
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October 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Reposted by Honest Arizona
🏜️ This week, Congressmen David Schweikert and Juan Ciscomani voted to shut down the government instead of ensuring that Arizonans can access health care. Today, the Arizona Alliance teamed up with @honestaz.bsky.social to send them a clear message: Open up the government and protect our care!
October 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Arizonans will experience a +138% rise in healthcare payments if ACA tax credits aren't extended.

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How premium costs for subsidized ACA marketplace enrollees would rise if enhanced financial help expires
Simulated increase in premium payments net of premium tax credit (PTC) if consumers chose plans within the same metal tier.
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September 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
“If there is a government shutdown, it is entirely on Donald Trump and Republicans for refusing to sit down and fix the issues that matter most to Americans.”

- Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari

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Almost 400k Arizonans will pay more for health insurance if Republicans don't extend credits | Arizona Mirror
400,000 in Arizona face massive health insurance cost hikes as ACA tax credits expire & Republicans won't extend them
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September 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
RELEASE: Ciscomani & Schweikert's Vote for Republican Tax Law Threatens to Close Rural Health Facilities

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Ciscomani & Schweikert's Vote for Republican Tax Law Threatens to Close Rural Health Facilities — Honest Arizona
TUCSON — Congressmen Juan Ciscomani and David Schweikert voted for the Republican Tax Law which threatens the closure of health facilities in rural Arizona and across the country. Despite correctly ...
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September 26, 2025 at 7:06 PM
RELEASE: Schweikert Sheds ‘Deficit Hawk’ Reputation to Vote for Republican Tax Law

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Schweikert Sheds ‘Deficit Hawk’ Reputation to Vote for Republican Tax Law — Honest Arizona
PHOENIX — Congressman David Schweikert has long credited himself as a 'deficit hawk,' but his recent vote for the Republican Tax Law – that strips health care from 15 million Americans while blow...
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September 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
RELEASE: Schweikert & Ciscomani’s Vote for Partisan Funding Bill Fails To Reverse Health Care Cuts

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Schweikert & Ciscomani’s Vote for Partisan Funding Bill Fails To Reverse Health Care Cuts — Honest Arizona
PHOENIX — Honest Arizona Executive Director Andrea Moreno released the following statement after Congressmen David Schweikert and Juan Ciscomani voted for a partisan funding bill that continues on a ...
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September 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
RELEASE: Ciscomani & Schweikert's Health Care Cuts Threaten Arizona Children

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Ciscomani & Schweikert's Health Care Cuts Threaten Arizona Children — Honest Arizona
Despite Knowing Dire Consequences, Ciscomani & Schweikert Voted For Republican Tax Law
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September 16, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Congressman Ciscomani voted to cut SNAP by supporting the Republican Tax Law.

Now, his alma mater, the University of Arizona, is cutting 43 jobs because the Republican Tax Law completely eliminated the SNAP-Ed program.

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Fed cut to cost University of Arizona 43 jobs, $6M a year
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Nutrition Education Program was eliminated over the summer under the federal budget reconciliation bill.
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September 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Reminder: Congressman Ciscomani voted for the law that cuts Medicaid and will skyrocket your healthcare costs.
September 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Medicaid cuts from the Republican Tax Law will impact care at children's hospitals like Phoenix Children's Hospital, as half of the system's revenue comes from Medicaid.

www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Trump's Medicaid cuts will hit some children's hospitals
The GOP said its overhaul of Medicaid was aimed at reducing fraud and getting more adult beneficiaries to work. Among the likely side effects: fewer services and doctors for treating sick children.
www.npr.org
September 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
RELEASE: Tariffs That Ciscomani & Schweikert Voted For Are Shrinking The Economy

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Tariffs That Ciscomani & Schweikert Voted For Are Shrinking The Economy — Honest Arizona
Business Leaders Call Outlook ‘Much Worse Than Great Recession’
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September 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
SNAP-Ed was cut by the Republican Tax Law. This terrible law will cut jobs from the University of Arizona and raise food costs for working families.

Congressman Ciscomani voted for this.

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U of A will no longer receive federal SNAP-Ed nutrition money
The University of Arizona will no longer receive federal funding to deliver nutrition education and healthy living resources across 12 Arizona counties as part of the national Supplemental Nutrition A...
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September 4, 2025 at 12:30 AM
RELEASE: Costs Go Up This Week for Many Small Purchases, Thanks to Ciscomani & Schweikert's Support for Trump Tariffs

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Costs Go Up This Week for Many Small Purchases, Thanks to Ciscomani & Schweikert's Support for Trump Tariffs — Honest Arizona
TUCSON — Due in part to Congressman Juan Ciscomani and David Schweikert's votes to support tariffs, the cost of imported small-value goods go up starting on Friday, when more tariff rules take effect...
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August 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM