U.S. Senator Ruben Gallego for Arizona

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) led Democrats from the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee in demanding answers over reports that former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) advisor Corey Lewandowski solicited personal payments from companies in exchange for government contracts. In a series of letters sent to DHS and contractors GEO Group and Salus Worldwide Solutions, the […]

WASHINGTON – In an op-ed published in War on the Rocks this morning, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a Marine combat veteran who served in Iraq, argues that Trump started a war in Iran with no explanation, plan, or endgame, and it’s young working-class Americans who will pay the price. Since the start of Trump’s military action in […]

WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) led their colleagues in a letter pressing the Trump Administration about its decision to ease sanctions on Russian and Iranian oil exports and its lack of planning regarding the economic fallout of President Donald Trump’s war of choice against Iran. Since the war began, the price of U.S. crude […]

WASHINGTON — This week, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) delivered a keynote address at the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals’ (NAHREP) 2026 Homeownership & Housing Policy Conference. Senator Gallego spoke about the dignity and stability that comes with homeownership, the importance of housing affordability in the Latino community, and his work to help lower costs for Latino […]

WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Tim Sheehy (D-MT), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and John Boozman (R-AR) introduced the bipartisan Veterans Health Administration Novel Therapeutics Preparedness Act to increase veterans’ access to innovative health care and ensure the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is prepared to better care for veterans with emerging mental health therapies. This bill would establish a dedicated Office […]

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) called on the Trump administration to increase the mileage deduction rate used by small business owners who operate a vehicle for their business due to the rising cost of gas due to Trump’s war in Iran. READ MORE: A senator is pressing the IRS to raise the mileage deduction that Uber drivers […]

WASHINGTON – During a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) questioned Export-Import Bank (EXIM) President and Chairman John Jovanovic on the bank’s investments in Arizona small businesses and nuclear energy and secured support for efforts to strengthen EXIM’s Make More in America Initiative (MMIA). Watch Senator Gallego’s questioning HERE and read excerpts […]

WASHINGTON – Today, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the department would issue a temporary emergency fuel waiver to allow nationwide sales of E15 and remove all federal impediments to selling E10. This comes after Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) called on the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy to take proactive steps to protect Arizona consumers amid rising gas prices. “Costs […]

WASHINGTON – Last week, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Jim Banks (R-IN) introduced the GAMES Act to remove the one-year, post-discharge limitation on veterans’ participation in Department of War (DoW) adaptive sports programs to enable more people to participate.   “Adaptive sports programs give veterans a way to stay active, manage PTSD, and find community. But right now, veterans can only access […]

“We need to set the standard that everything that’s happened under this administration is not normal.” WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined the American Economic Liberties Project for a conversation with former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra on how unchecked corruption and corporate consolidation are driving up costs for working families. Senator Gallego […]