WASHINGTON – Today, during a Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a Marine combat veteran, raised serious concerns over the Trump Administration’s cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that threaten veterans’ mental health care. He also reiterated his blanket hold on Trump’s VA nominees until the Administration reverses course on its drastic cuts:   […]

WASHINGTON – Today, on National Fentanyl Awareness Day, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is reiterating his commitment to fighting fentanyl trafficking and keeping Arizona communities safe. He supported the Contraband Awareness Technology Catches Harmful (CATCH) Fentanyl Act, which would strengthen the inspection of vehicles and cargo at the southern border by requiring U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to test […]

WASHINGTON — Head Start programs in Arizona received word that their funding will be released. This comes after Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and other lawmakers pushed the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) last week to stop withholding federal funds that more than 17,000 children in Arizona rely on. The previously delayed funds left an Arizona Head Start program unable to […]