WASHINGTON – Today, following a response from Delta Air Lines to his letter demanding answers on the company’s use of AI to set individualized, surveillance-based fares, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) issued the following statement: “Delta is telling their investors one thing, and then turning around and telling the public another. If Delta is in fact using aggregated instead of individualized data, that is welcome news. But it still begs the question: why did their president brag to their investors about their desire to ‘get you the right offer in your hand at the right time’? “I urge Delta to offer clarification to the public and to shareholders on if the president

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) led colleagues in demanding answers from Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian after the company announced its plans to ramp up use of AI to set individualized, surveillance-based fares. Their plan not only presents data privacy concerns but will likely increase prices up to each individual consumer’s personal ‘pain point’ at a time when American families are already struggling with rising costs.  See coverage below:  On the Airwaves CBS News (National):   Senator Gallego: “Imagine if you are a family member, your granddaughter has just been born, your grandson has just been born, and you start posting on Facebook.

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined a bipartisan group of Senators in a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought, urging swift action to disburse congressionally-appropriated funding from the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund. The letter calls for transparency and timeliness in deploying the $324 million allocated in the Fiscal Year 2025 spending package to support over 1,400 CDFIs across the country. The CDFI Fund was established in 1994 to promote access to capital in distressed communities. Each year, it enables CDFIs to leverage private capital alongside federal support to build housing, expand access to credit, and drive job