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THIS
WEEK
IN
THE
SENATE
This
week
Sen.
Flake
is
back
in
Arizona
meeting
with
constituents
and
local
officials
in
Pinal
and
Yavapai
Counties,
as
well
as
Nogales.
Last
week
President
Trump
signed
Sen.
Flake’s
Wounded
Officer
Recovery
Act.
The
bipartisan,
bicameral
bill
enables
wounded
Capitol
Police
officers
to
access
funds
raised
for
Alexandria
shooting
victims.
The
Senate
also
passed
the
FDA
Reauthorization
Act
and
confirmed
sixty-six
nominees
to
a
variety
of
government
posts,
including
Christopher
Wray
as
director
of
the
FBI,
David
Malpass
as
Under
Secretary
of
the
Treasury,
and
Mark
Andrew
Green
as
Administrator
of
the
U.S.
Agency
for
International
Development.
HIGHLIGHT
REEL
Sen.
Flake
spoke
on
the
Senate
floor
on
a
resolution
he
introduced
honoring
Pearl
Harbor
hero
Boatswain’s
Mate
Second
Class
Joseph
Leon
George
for
rescuing
six
injured
sailors
from
the
sinking
USS
Arizona.
View
the
full
remarks
here.
ROUNDUP
REPORT
Taking
On
Sex-Trafficking
Websites:
The
Arizona
Republic
reports
on
Sen.
Flake
joining
legislation
to
combat
online
ad-posting
sites,
like
the
website
Backpage,
from
facilitating
child
prostitution
and
sex
crimes.
Read
more
here.
Key
Takeaway:
“Sex
trafficking
is
a
deplorable
crime
and
companies
like
Backpage
that
knowingly
facilitate
it
are
reprehensible…
Congress
needs
to
act
to
hold
these
criminal
actors
liable
for
their
victimization
of
innocent
women
and
girls.””
–
Sen.
Jeff
Flake
via
The
Arizona
Republic
New
FBI
Director:
Sen.
Flake
voted
to
confirm
Christopher
Wray
as
the
new
FBI
Director,
after
voting
in
favor
of
advancing
Wray
out
of
the
Senate
Judiciary
Committee
on
July
20th.
Read
more
here.
Key
Takeaway:
“The
president
ought
to
get
his
nominees,
especially
when
they
are
as
qualified
as
Christopher
Wray.
Throughout
the
confirmation
process,
Mr.
Wray
has
demonstrated
that
his
diverse
career
in
law
enforcement
provides
a
wealth
of
experience
and
knowledge
necessary
to
be
FBI
director
and
I
am
proud
to
have
voted
today
to
confirm
him.”
–
Sen.
Jeff
Flake
Drought
Preparedness
&
Water
Security:
Sen.
Flake
chaired
a
hearing
of
the
Senate
Energy
and
Natural
Resources
Subcommittee
on
Power
and
Water
to
discuss
the
issue
of
drought
preparedness
and
water
security.
During
the
hearing,
Flake
questioned
Arizona
Department
of
Water
Resources
Director
Tom
Buschatzke
on
protecting
Arizona’s
water
in
Lake
Mead.
Read
more
here.
Key
Takeaway:
“Continuing
to
ensure
a
reliable
long-term
water
supply
is
a
top
priority
for
Arizona.
Hearings
like
these
help
build
the
foundation
for
future
legislation,
and
we
will
incorporate
today’s
testimony
into
a
forthcoming
water
security
bill
aimed
at
reducing
regulatory
burdens
and
making
better
use
of
existing
water
infrastructure.”
–
Sen.
Jeff
Flake
TRIVIA
CHALLENGE
The
capital
of
the
Navajo
Nation
is
Window
Rock,
AZ.
Olivia
from
Flagstaff
asks
–
How
many
different
species
of
rattlesnakes
live
in
Arizona?
The
second
correct
e-mailer
gets
to
submit
the
next
question.
Please
email
your
answer
to
this
week’s
question
to
press@flake.senate.gov
and
we
will
notify
you
by
the
end
of
the
week
if
you
have
won.
TWEET
OF
THE
WEEK
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