Gallego: “Whatever you call this moment we are in right now, whatever spin Marco Rubio puts on it, at the end of the day, when people are shooting, that is war.” WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), an Iraq war combat veteran, spoke on the Senate floor today to call out Trump’s dangerous, short-sighted attack in Venezuela this weekend. In his speech, Senator Gallego highlighted the parallels between the administration’s military actions in Venezuela and the lead up to the war in Iraq.   Last month, Senator Gallego introduced a War Powers Resolution that would require the U.S. Armed Forces to cease hostilities against vessels in

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) spoke on the Senate floor today alongside many of his Democratic Senate colleagues on the five-year anniversary of the January 6 Capitol insurrection. In his speech, Senator Gallego called out the Administration’s decision to grant military funeral honors for one of the insurrectionists, Ashli Babbitt. In September, Senator Gallego, a Marine Corps combat veteran, condemned the decision and introduced a resolution to block Babbitt from receiving the honors. Yesterday, he introduced an amendment to the Senate Defense Appropriations bill to prohibit the use of taxpayer funds for Babbitt’s military funeral honors. Read his remarks below: Today marks five years since January 6th — the day

WASHINGTON – On the five-year anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced an amendment to the Senate Defense Appropriations bill to prohibit the use of taxpayer funds for military funeral honors to insurrectionist Ashli Babbitt. “Five years ago today, a violent mob stormed the capitol to overturn our democracy. I was on the House floor on January 6, and I remember hearing the pounding on the doors, seeing my colleagues barricading the doors with furniture, and fearing for our lives. This decision to grant one of those insurrectionists, Ashli Babbitt, full military honors, including a military burial, is indefensible