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Rising costs force working moms to choose between health care and essentials A panel discussion with Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva highlighted how rising costs are forcing parents to make difficult choices.

ICYMI: Honest Arizona hosted a roundtable on National Working Moms Day focused on the issues that working moms and families face.

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ICYMI: Arizonans Forced to Pay More for Tariffs Demand Refund TUCSON -- After the U.S.

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ICYMI: Arizonans Forced to Pay More for Tariffs Demand Refund

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PRESS RELEASE: Arizonans Lose SNAP, Face More Expensive Groceries Because of Schweikert & Ciscomani's Republican Tax Law Grocery Prices Surging As A Result of Tariffs

RELEASE: Arizonans Lose SNAP, Face More Expensive Groceries Because of Schweikert & Ciscomani's Republican Tax Law

https://honestaz.substack.com/p/press-release-arizonans-lose-snap

Trump's overturned tariffs cost $126 billion. Which states paid the most It's unclear who will get that cash back -- or when.

FYI: Arizona paid about $1.6 billion in overturned and unconstitutional tariffs.

https://www.axios.com/2026/02/20/trump-tariffs-states-refunds

Why prices won't drop after the Trump tariff ruling, according to economists The Supreme Court struck down President Trump's signature tariffs. But the president has other tariff tools, and consumers shouldn't expect cheaper prices anytime soon, economists say.

Reps. Ciscomani and Schweikert had many opportunities to fight President Trump’s tariffs, but they failed Arizonans and left us to deal with rising costs.

https://n.pr/3Nge4aj

PRESS RELEASE: Honest Arizona, Veterans Host Roundtable Discussion on High Costs, Tariffs & Health Care Caused by Ciscomani's Voting Record TUCSON -- Honest Arizona hosted a veterans roundtable in Tucson on Thursday where veterans from across Arizona shared how they, their families and other veterans were dealing with the high costs caused by tariffs and the Republican Tax Law.

RELEASE: Honest Arizona, Veterans Host Roundtable Discussion on High Costs, Tariffs & Health Care Caused by Ciscomani’s Voting Record

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2 Key Changes Affecting Your SNAP Benefit Payments in March 2026 Such factors as the Trump administration's One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) or cuts in general are impacting many Americans' wallets and their SNAP benefits.

“Every state is now held under the gun to reduce SNAP error rates to 6% over the next year, or face losing federal funding that supports the program.”

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PRESS RELEASE: Supreme Court Strikes Down Most of GOP Tariffs That Hurt Arizonans, Raised Costs Over the Last Year TUCSON -- The Supreme Court today struck down most of the Republican-backed tariffs that Congressmen Juan Ciscomani and David Schweikert voted to support.

RELEASE: Supreme Court Strikes Down Most of GOP Tariffs That Hurt Arizonans, Raised Costs Over the Last Year

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The (Higher) Price of Love: Valentine's Staples Up Over 15% This Year - Groundwork Collaborative Innovative Research / Collaboration The (Higher) Price of Love: Valentine's Staples Up Over 15% This Year February 11, 2026

Happy Valentine’s Day! 💓

NEW analysis from @Groundwork and @TCFdotorg shows that your Valentine’s Day is going to be a pricey one.

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PRESS RELEASE: Schweikert & Ciscomani Vote in Favor of Tariffs on Canada Despite Higher Costs for Arizonans PHOENIX -- Congressmen David Schweikert and Juan Ciscomani voted today in to affirm their support for tariffs placed on Canada last year, America's strongest trading partner, despite the fact that tariffs force Arizonans to pay more.

RELEASE: Schweikert & Ciscomani Vote in Favor of Tariffs on Canada Despite Higher Costs for Arizonans


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PRESS RELEASE: Despite Voting In Support of Tariffs Yesterday, Schweikert & Ciscomani Should Vote ‘No' On Canada Tariff Bill TUCSON -- Congressmen David Schweikert and Juan Ciscomani once again voted in support of the ongoing tariff war yesterday, but they have a chance to help lower costs for their constituents and vote ‘no' later today on a bill to increase tariffs on Canada.

RELEASE: Despite Voting In Support of Tariffs Yesterday, Schweikert & Ciscomani Should Vote ‘No’ On Canada Tariff Bill

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This is the same guy who voted for massive tax breaks for billionaires and corporations, which increased the federal deficit.

Based on our math, your math is not adding up, Rep. Schweikert. Time for a new calculator.

PRESS RELEASE: Arizonans Protest Schweikert's Year of Siding With Billionaires Over Constituents PHOENIX -- Arizonans rallied outside of Congressman David Schweikert's office Monday, for the 52nd week in a row, to hold him accountable for his votes in support of cost-raising tariffs and the Republican Tax Law that gave a massive tax giveaway to bi...

RELEASE: Arizonans Protest Schweikert's Year of Siding With Billionaires Over Constituents

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Tariffs may have cost US economy thousands of jobs monthly, Fed analysis reveals New Fed study estimates tariffs cost the U.S. economy 19,000 jobs per month in 2025, potentially raising unemployment by 0.1 percentage points.

While Rep. Schweikert voted to revoke his right to challenge President Trump’s costly and harmful tariffs, Arizonans are paying the price.

📈 High prices
📉 Less jobs

https://bit.ly/4rnDOQq

Tracking the impact of Trump's tariff policy Tariffs are among the defining policies of President Donald Trump's second term. CNN is tracking their impact on the US economy and American consumers.

Arizonans are seeing the largest price increases on consumer goods. Why? TARIFFS!

While we struggle with high costs, Rep. Ciscomani is failing to stand up against President Trump’s tariffs.

https://cnn.it/3O2KiWw

Rep. Schweikert has dropped the ball on lowering costs for Arizonans.

While Arizonans are struggling to afford health care and food, he voted to give massive tax breaks to billionaires and give $75 billion to ICE.

Priorities of Rep. Ciscomani:

➡️ Stupid amount of funding to ICE & CBP
➡️ Tax Breaks for billionaires and corporations

What SHOULD be Ciscomani’s priorities:
➡️ Lowering food costs
➡️ Lowering ealth are costs
➡️ Representing Arizonans, not the wealthy

Health Insurance Is Now More Expensive Than the Mortgage for These Americans Monthly health-insurance bills are rocketing higher for middle-income earners who rely on Obamacare

Arizonans are paying significantly more for their healthcare in 2026.

Healthcare premiums are so expensive now that they're soaring past mortgage payments.

https://on.wsj.com/4rivEsL

Back in July 2025, Reps. Ciscomani and Schweikert voted for the largest Medicaid cut.

While Arizonans are losing healthcare coverage, ICE’s annual budget has tripled.

Their votes are hurting the safety and well-being of Arizonans.

Americans Are Paying For Trump's Tariffs, Study Finds A new study from the Kiel Institute found that foreign exporters only absorb 4% of tariff burden.

“Foreign exporters absorb only about 4% of the tariff burden—the remaining 96% is passed through to U.S. buyers…”

https://bit.ly/3YZhd0y

Instead of prioritizing lowering health care costs, House Republicans like Reps. Ciscomani and Schweikert would rather give massive tax breaks to billionaires and fund ICE’s terror campaign in Minnesota and across the country.

ICYMI: 2026 monthly premiums on ACA marketplace for Arizona jumped nearly 30% on average.

https://bit.ly/45hxAcs

A New Study Found Families Paid an Additional $310 for Groceries in 2025--Here Are the Items That Rose in Cost the Most The Joint Economic Committee – Minority has released a report on grocery prices in 2025, showing that the average consumer paid about $310 more than in 2024 for the same groceries. Here are the products that went up in price the most.

While Congressional Republicans like Rep. Ciscomani are voting to protect President Trump’s harmful tariffs, Arizonans are seeing higher grocery prices.

https://bit.ly/3Lr6Xet

NEW AD: “It’s impossible for someone in that situation to pay for the medical care that they need.”

Arizona ACA health insurance enrollment plummets as premiums soar without enhanced subsidies | Arizona Mirror Arizona ACA enrollment dropped 70,000 as premiums surged 30% after Republicans blocked enhanced tax credit extension

Due to Congressional Republicans' refusal to extend ACA healthcare tax credits, about 70,000 Arizonans have opted out of signing up for health insurance due to expected high monthly premiums.

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Expired health care subsidies daunting for Arizonans Thursday is the last day of open enrollment for the federal Affordable Care Act marketplace. Hundreds of thousands of Arizona families are facing higher health-care premiums after ACA-enhanced subsidies expired.The

Tomorrow is the last day of ACA open enrollment.

Because Congressional Republicans failed to extend ACA tax credits, Arizonans will see higher premiums this year, leaving many to feel increased financial stress or forgo coverage.

https://bit.ly/4qUmYsm?

Ciscomani votes against extending health-care subsidies Republican U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani of Tucson voted Thursday against extending a set of Affordable Care Act tax credits for three years.

So, all those letters about the importance of protecting the ACA from Rep. Ciscomani was complete BS?

Of course it is! Rep. Ciscomani has the interests of the ultra-wealthy placed above the needs of his constituents!

https://bit.ly/4qNr1GM

Medicaid cuts backed by Juan Ciscomani will cost Southern Arizona hospitals $110 M every year Rep. Juan Ciscomani voted for Medicaid cuts affecting Arizona hospitals he visited, despite earlier opposing reductions

ICYMI: Rep. Ciscomani lets Arizonans down once again by failing to protect our health care.

https://azmirror.com/2026/01/08/medicaid-cuts-backed-by-juan-ciscomani-will-cost-southern-arizona-hospitals-110-m-every-year/

NEW: Ciscomani, Schweikert Vote to Raise Health Care Costs, Reduce Coverage For Arizonans -- Honest Arizona TUCSON – Honest Arizona Executive Director Andrea Moreno issued the following statement after Congressmen Juan Ciscomani and David Schweikert refused to support the three-year extension of health care tax credits and instead voted for the Republican h...

RELEASE: Ciscomani, Schweikert Vote to Raise Health Care Costs, Reduce Coverage For Arizonans

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