WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Dave McCormick (R-PA) introduced the bipartisan Housing Affordability Act to increase the supply of affordable housing by increasing the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) outdated multifamily loan limits.   “To tackle the affordable housing crisis, we need to make building homes easier and cheaper. But outdated regulations are holding us back,” said Senator Gallego. “By updating a nearly two-decade old loan limit, the Housing Affordability Act will expand access to affordable loans for building multifamily housing and ultimately bring down housing costs.” “One of the biggest obstacles to widespread affordable housing in Pennsylvania and across the country is a lack of supply,” said Senator McCormick. “By making a long overdue

WASHINGTON – Today, during a Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a Marine combat veteran, raised serious concerns over the Trump Administration’s cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that threaten veterans’ mental health care. He also reiterated his blanket hold on Trump’s VA nominees until the Administration reverses course on its drastic cuts:   “I placed a blanket hold on all President Trump’s nominees to the VA, especially following the fact they are cutting 83,000 jobs because I just don’t see how it is possible for the VA to fire so many employees without it affecting care for veterans, especially health care,” said Senator

WASHINGTON – Today, on National Fentanyl Awareness Day, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is reiterating his commitment to fighting fentanyl trafficking and keeping Arizona communities safe. He supported the Contraband Awareness Technology Catches Harmful (CATCH) Fentanyl Act, which would strengthen the inspection of vehicles and cargo at the southern border by requiring U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to test new detection technologies at land ports of entry (POEs). “We need every available tool to stop fentanyl from entering our communities, and that starts with improving border inspections and investing in smart, effective detection technology,” said Senator Gallego. The CATCH Fentanyl Act would require CBP to analyze and test five new pieces