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The last day of March is upon us! Below, please find a few reminders and updates on my work for the residents of Arizona’s First Congressional District. 

My House Floor speech last week exposed the truth of the math. My speech uncovers some uncomfortable calculations that are ultimately contributing to America's fiscal demise. I laid it out into four, easily digestible segments with corresponding charts. Click on the link above to see my full speech, or see below for some highlights: 

Medicare General Enrollment Period Ends TODAY!

If you’re 65 or older and didn’t sign up for Medicare Part B during your Initial Enrollment Period (IEP) or through a Special Enrollment Period (SEP), today is the last day!

You can sign up for Part B (medical insurance) during the annual Medicare General Enrollment Period (GEP). Plans change each year, and so do your individual needs. Your coverage starts the month after you sign up. You might pay a monthly late enrollment penalty, if you don’t qualify for a Special Enrollment Period.

Recognizing Some Amazing Citizens of AZ-01

Just a few weeks back, I was invited for a conversation with the Rotary Club of Scottsdale, where we discussed some of the most pressing fiscal challenges facing our nation. I've done presentation after presentation on how you could crash the price of health care, adopt artificial intelligence to reduce the size of this government, improve interactions with government agencies, and transform the mechanics of talent-based immigration to actually grow the economy. It isn’t Republican or Democrat math, it's the reality that others avoid because they’re terrified to confront the challenge. I am grateful to the Rotary Club of Scottsdale for being willing to face our fiscal future head on with an intellectually honest discussion.  

Never a Bad Time to Donate Life

There is never a shortage of need for blood donations in our communities. Not only does your individual blood donation have the potential to save up to three lives; critically support patients undergoing surgeries, cancer treatment, chronic illnesses, and traumatic injuries; and provide the only supply of life-saving blood for people who experience disasters or emergency situations; but blood donations can actually benefit the donor as well by temporarily lowering iron levels in your blood.

Podcast Flashback: The Intersection of AI, Regulation, and Economic Growth with David Schweikert | Regulating AI Podcast

The real challenge surrounding artificial intelligence isn’t just AI itself—it’s how we create policies that keep up with its rapid evolution. Balancing AI regulation with economic growth is one of the toughest, yet most critical, policy challenges of our time. That's why I was grateful to join host and AI regulation expert, Sanjay Puri, on the Regulating AI podcast, where we discussed the economic and demographic hurdles facing the country, including mounting national debt, an aging population, and rising healthcare costs. Click on any of the following icons to listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts. 

Reminder: Taxes Due April 15th!

The end of tax season is upon us! You have the power to avoid falling for tax scams; here's how to know what to watch out for and how the IRS contacts you. Scammers mislead you about tax refunds, credits and payments. They pressure you for personal, financial or employment information or money. IRS impersonators try to look like us.

Watch out for:

• A big payday - If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Bad tax advice on social media may convince you to lie on tax forms or mislead you about credits you can claim.
• Demands or threats - Impersonators want you to pay “now or else.” They threaten arrest or deportation. They don’t let you question or appeal the amount of tax you owe. 
• Website links - Odd or misspelled web links can take you to harmful sites instead of IRS.gov.

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What I'm Reading & Why It Matters

Everything I've been reading this week correlates directly with the points I made in last week's Floor speech. Starting with the fact that other countries are also bingeing on debt, the founder of hedge fund firm Bridgewater Associates, Ray Dalio, believes the UK is headed for a downward spiral regarding its debt. Dalio believes lots of borrowing will need to take place to service rising interest. According to Dalio, the only two solutions seem to be more borrowing– which would increase the 'debt spiral'– or implementing more taxes. The spiral began with a large selloff of gilts (UK bonds). Dalio explained that once you start borrowing money to service a debt, interest rates then rise, resulting in a domino effect of forcing debt service payments to rise.

The Trump Administration is looking into selling up to two-thirds of the federal government's office stock. The General Services Administration (GSA) manages a multitude of federal offices. Due to funding, buildings are not maintained well and are empty or rarely used. In selling federal office stock to the private sector, the Trump Administration hopes to advance the current state and funding of the affected federal offices. A developer reports, "A sharp rise in GSA canceled leases would pressure D.C. landlords, many of which count on the GSA as an anchor tenant." D.C. buildings would possibly be on an incredible sale and the worth of other buildings would plunge.

Back in January, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) updated its population projections. Compared to last year, CBO now expects the U.S. population to grow much slower over the next 30 years—just 6.3 percent, down from 10.5 percent. That’s 11 million fewer people by 2054 than we thought a year ago. By 2033, deaths will start to outpace births. That’s seven years earlier than previously projected. Think of it this way: by 2054, the number of Americans under 25 drops to 93 million—that's down from 106 million in 2025. We're going to have an aging population supported by fewer workers.

Thank you for taking the time to read this update on my latest work in Washington, D.C. and Arizona’s First Congressional District! If you have any comments or concerns, I encourage you to reach out to my office.

Sincerely,

David Schweikert