WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) led nine Senate colleagues in calling on Appropriations Subcommittee leadership for additional funding to support wildfire recovery on federal lands. In a letter to Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) and Vice Chair Patty Murray (D-WA), the senators pressed for additional resources to help National Parks, National Forests, and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands recover from this year’s devastating wildfires. Since damage to federal lands is not covered by FEMA funding, federal land agencies are responsible for cleanup and restoration on their own. Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Ranking Member Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), as well as Senators Mark

“It is critical that the American people trust that their hard-earned dollars are being used to improve their lives—not to enrich government officials and their cronies.” WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Gary Peters (D-MI) called for an investigation into recent reports that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) improperly awarded $220 million for a taxpayer-funded advertising campaign to companies with close ties to Secretary Kristi Noem and other senior DHS officials. “We write to request that you initiate a formal investigation into disturbing reports that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) improperly awarded non-competitive contracts to companies with close ties to

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Jonathan Capehart for a talk entitled ‘Future of the Democratic Party’ at the 15th Annual NewDEAL Leaders Conference. The Senator emphasized meeting voters where they are, gave advice to new and prospective elected officials, and spoke about January 6. On Democrats’ 2025 victories and how to win competitive races: “What I saw with Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger is that they decided they’re going to win and they’re going to figure out how to get there. And it wasn’t exactly what maybe some people in our overall coalition would like, but they did it, and they focused on what the