U.S. Senator Ruben Gallego for Arizona

Federal funding will support roadway safety improvements, crash prevention, and emergency response efforts in communities across Arizona WASHINGTON — Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ)announced over $35 million in federal funding for five projects to improve roadway safety and emergency response across Arizona. The funding will support improvements to dangerous intersections and corridors, local roadway safety […]

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Andy Kim (D-NJ), and a bipartisan group of 23 of their colleagues in demanding the U.S. Census Bureau rescind a proposed rule that would exclude certain non-citizens from census counts and eliminate questions on race and ethnicity. In their letter, the senators warn that the exclusion of non-citizens violates the Constitution, which expressly says that the […]

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and 113 of their colleagues in sending a bicameral letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, urging the Trump administration to immediately restore the Solar for All program — a landmark initiative to help working-class families afford rooftop solar and community-based solar energy. In 2022, the Solar for All program passed into law aiming to slash utility bills, promote clean […]

The senator attended events held by veteran, hosted a town hall focused on childcare costs, and held a press conference on rising gas prices PHOENIX — Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) met with Arizona veterans, local leaders, small businesses, and community organizations. During the meetings, Gallego highlighted efforts to address rising costs — including by calling for […]

WASHINGTON — Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ)celebrated the passage of their bipartisan legislation — which was signed into law by the president — to transfer the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County. The law makes way for the development of a veterans retreat and community center to support the nearly 5,500 military veterans who […]

WASHINGTON — Yesterday, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) celebrated the Chiricahua National Park Act being signed into law by President Donald Trump. The bipartisan legislation designates Chiricahua National Monument in Cochise County as Chiricahua National Park. The designation made Chiricahua Arizona’s fourth national park — alongside Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest, and Saguaro National Parks. The designation will protect Chiricahua’s unique landscape […]

Senators emphasize the imposed changes to federal air pollution protections could threaten Arizona’s public lands, tourism, and local economies WASHINGTON – This week, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and 10 of their Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, demanding answers over recent changes to the Regional Haze Program that could weaken protections against air pollution at the Grand Canyon […]

WASHINGTON — Last week, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and a bicameral coalition of Democratic lawmakers in pressing U.S. Department of Education (ED) Secretary Linda McMahon on the administration’s illegal decision to redirect funding from Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) to other institutions.   In the letter to Secretary McMahon, the lawmakers emphasized that while increasing funding for those institutions is important, the additional investments cannot come at the expense of MSIs that […]

WASHINGTON — This week, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined SiriusXM’s “The Julie Mason Show” to discuss his expansive economic policy plan to rebuild the middle class. During the conversation, Senator Gallego noted specific provisions from the plan that would bring the American Dream back within reach, including raising the federal minimum wage to $20-an-hour and creating a New […]

Senator Gallego discussed economic opportunity, civic engagement, early voting, and education during stops in Phoenix and Chandler PHOENIX – This past weekend, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) met with Arizona families, students and media to discuss his plan to strengthen the middle class, encourage civic participation and expand educational opportunities across the state. Gallego met with members of Phoenix-area […]