WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Representative Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) introduced the bicameral Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act last week, legislation to protect and expand Social Security benefits for older adults. As Social Security benefits have failed to accurately account for rising costs and inflation, the Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act makes necessary changes to the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) formula, better supporting older Americans who rely on Social Security benefits. This year’s COLA was recently announced as 2.8 percent—a number that three out of four Americans aged 50 and older say is not enough to keep up with rising prices.

WASHINGTON – Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly spoke on the Senate floor to call on the Senate to pass their resolution demanding the swearing in of Rep-elect Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07). Republican Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) objected and blocked unanimous consent to pass the resolution.   Watch Senator Gallego’s and Kelly’s speeches HERE and read them below: Senator Gallego: “I rise today on behalf of my good friend and the duly elected Member of Congress for Arizona’s 7th Congressional District, Adelita Grijalva. “It has now been 44 days since the people of Southern Arizona voted overwhelmingly to send Adelita to Congress. Yet still, her seat sits vacant. “Since the passing of her

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined the Symposium on Young American Men at the National Press Club to discuss how shared purpose and community can help young men build stronger bonds in the age of isolation. Gallego joined Antong Lucky, President and CEO of Urban Specialists; Wynn Smiley, CEO of Alpha Tau Omega and Chairman of the North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC); and retired U.S. Army Col. Lance Van Zandt on a panel moderated by Marc Caputo of Axios.   Watch the full panel here and read excerpts of the conversation below:   On how his service and a shared sense of purpose shaped his idea of