Bill comes as Trump and Republicans in Congress continue to falsely claim their tax bill eliminated taxes on Social Security benefits WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced the You Earn It, You Keep It Act to eliminate federal taxes on Social Security benefits, without impacting the Social Security Trust Fund. “Like a lot of Americans, I’ve been paying into Social Security since my first job at fourteen. But despite decades of paying into the system, seniors are still forced to pay taxes on their hard-earned benefits – all while the ultra-wealthy barley pay into the system at all,” said Senator Gallego. “Trump claimed

WASHINGTON – Today, during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Hearing, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) questioned Federal Reserve Board of Governors nominee Stephen Miran about his commitment to preserving the independent, nonpolitical role of the Federal Reserve. Watch Senator Gallego’s questioning HERE. During his questioning, Senator Gallego reminded Miran of the economic disaster that occurred during the 1970s when the Federal Reserve – led then by President Nixon’s former counselor Arthur Burns – caved to political pressure to lower interest rates. “What happened to the economy and to the independence of the Federal Reserve under Richard Nixon while Mr. Burns was chairman of the Federal Reserve? … Would

WASHINGTON – Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly announced that four Arizona NeighborWorks organizations have been awarded a total of $1.45 million in grants through the NeighborWorks Flexible Impact Grants program. The funding helps local nonprofits expand access to affordable housing in Arizona. While funding for NeighborWorks programs is traditionally delivered in full, this year the Office of Management and Budget instead released funding in monthly increments – delaying funding and adding additional operational challenges, especially for smaller NeighborWorks organizations. Gallego and Kelly are pushing for robust funding to NeighborWorks America in next year’s appropriations bill and will continue to advocate for the swift release of future funds. “The