Contact Me | Media Center | Our DistrictFor Immediate ReleaseContact: Jessica LycosDate: November 28, 2021jessica.lycos@mail.house.gov
This Week With Gosar
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A Special Thanksgiving Message from Congressman Gosar
Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC) Recognizes Gosar for Protecting America’s Seniors
This week, I received the AMAC’s PATRIOT Award for consistently standing up against harmful policies and promoting the American values of faith, family and freedom for American seniors. AMAC offers an alternative perspective on how to best solve the most pressing problems facing mature Americans and their families across the nation. There are over 2.3 million AMAC members nationwide including nearly 18,000 in Arizona’s Fourth Congressional District.
I am proud to have once again been recognized by AMAC for my work on behalf of Arizona’s seniors. Every senior deserves our gratitude and commitment to protect their health and retirement benefits they are promised by the federal government. I will continue to fight to preserve these rights and oppose radical government policies that harm their values and way of life.
AMAC President Bob Carlstrom had this to say: “Congressman Paul Gosar has consistently defended the free enterprise system and the American values of faith, family, and freedom while pushing back against government overreach. As this administration doubles down on legislation that will dramatically expand that welfare state and hike taxes on the middle class, Congressman Paul Gosar continues to lock arms with AMAC and our 2.3 million members nationwide against these destructive ideas.”
Gosar Introduces Legislation Reforming the No-Fly List
Twenty years ago this past week, the No Fly List was created by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It is used by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to help make air travel safe. When a traveler purchases a plane ticket, airlines must request permission from DHS to issue a boarding pass. Unless the government grants permission through the No Fly List, a passenger is unable to fly.
Unfortunately, all is not perfect with the No Fly List. In fact, Americans are denied the right to travel because they have the same name as a known terrorist. In others, some are placed on the list by mistake or nefarious reasons. When one is denied boarding, current law restricts the jurisdiction of federal courts to examine the case. The government works tirelessly to not disclose the basis for its denial, thus preventing aggrieved citizens the legal recourse to challenge the decision.
Reports that Americans with no criminal backgrounds have been placed on the secretive No Fly List by the FBI and DHS, preventing them from air travel, are deeply troubling. There are over 81,000 individuals on the No Fly List, including 1000 American citizens, none of whom were notified or ever given a hearing. Absolutely no due process is provided to American citizens who are being stripped of a fundamental right. I am also concerned that the No Fly List, which ostensibly is used to identify terrorists, is being used to target political dissidents.
Every American citizen is entitled to due process and to be told of any allegations against them and reasons for being placed on the No Fly List. The people listed should have a right to an independent tribunal to review the good faith factual basis for the listing. Currently, there is no meaningful legal redress. Any listing based on legitimate, demonstrable, provable objective evidence that a person is a “terrorist” should be easy to present by any law enforcement agency. The secrecy and complete lack of neutral fact-finding is un-American and unconstitutional.
After 20 years, it’s obvious the No Fly List needs some reforming. This week, I introduced H.R. 6030, the Freedom to Travel Act of 2021. This legislation will restore due process in air travel security and restore the basic right to travel for all Americans. The Freedom to Travel Act would codify the right to travel, set specific standards on what violations can be used to deny the right to fly, grant harmed persons damages, and reform the law to end the government’s ability to deny Americans due process.
Click here to read the text of the legislation.
Biden Imposes “African Ban”
Joe Biden announced this week a new travel banon eight African countries because of the new deadly Omicron variant of COVID-19. Calling him racist and xenophobic, Biden had this to say to about President Trump’s travel ban on February 1, 2020: “Trump further diminished the United States in the eyes of the world by expanding his travel ban. This new “African Ban” is designed to make it harder for black and brown people to immigrate to the United States. It’s a disgrace, and we cannot let him succeed.”
Now that Joe Biden has imposed a similar ban, I wonder if he thinks he’s a racist, xenophobic disgrace?
Nah….
The hypocrisy of this administration knows no boundaries.
Did You Know?
92 years ago this week, in 1929, the vast amount of paperwork necessary to clear title to the town site of Payson got under way. The town had grown for nearly 50 years in a casual “squatter’s rights” kind of way. Due to Payson’s location being very near to the geographic center of Arizona, it has been called “The Heart of Arizona.”
Gosar on GAB!
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Picture of the Week
Horseshoe Bend, Colorado River, Glen Canyon
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Tweet of the Week
Office of Nuclear Energy
@GovNuclear: Food for Thought 🤔 #Thanksgiving 🦃🦃🦃
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What’s up Florida!
Florida never shut down and now it leads the country with lowest COVID-19 cases.
Florida reports lowest daily coronavirus cases per capita in nation
Thank You!
Thanks to all who wished me a “happy birthday.” I am very thankful.
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I work for YOU!
I want to serve my constituents in any way I can. Whether you need help with a federal agency, are trying to find out if federal grants are available for your project, or are considering applying to a service academy, my office is always here to help.
Additionally, the phone numbers for all of my offices are listed at the bottom of this email.Sincerely,
Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S.
Member of Congress
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