WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) was formally re-appointed to serve on the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission. Created in 1976, this independent U.S. Government agency monitors compliance and advancement of human rights, democracy, economic, environmental, and military cooperation in the 57-nation Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) region. Senator Gallego was also on the Commission in the 117th and 118th Congresses. “I’m proud to once again be on the Helsinki Commission at a time when strengthening partnerships with our European allies and standing up for democracy abroad has never been more important,” said Senator Gallego. “The Commission plays

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced first-of-its-kind Senate legislation to outlaw surveillance pricing. The One Fair Price Act would prevent companies from being able to use customers’ personal data to set individualized prices.   Read the bill HERE. The plan has received support from national and local organizations, think tanks, and elected officials. Here’s what they are saying: “Dystopian surveillance pricing schemes are fueling our country’s affordability crisis, allowing corporations to weaponize personal data by filtering it through opaque algorithms to extract the maximum price consumers are willing to pay,” said Lee Hepner, Senior Legal Counsel at American Economic Liberties Project. “Price discrimination shreds the social fabric by eroding consumer

With the rise of AI making it faster and easier for companies to track and target consumers, Gallego is taking action to protect against unfair pricing practices WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced first-of-its-kind Senate legislation to outlaw surveillance pricing. The One Fair Price Act would prevent companies from being able to use customers’ personal data to set individualized prices.   “When you go to the grocery store, you expect to pay the exact same price for milk as the person in line behind you. But imagine if they charged you more for milk because they know you have growing kids at home and that you need