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Gallego, Justice Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Americans’ Access to Quality Customer Service, Preserve U.S. Jobs
WASHINGTON –Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Jim Justice (R-WV) introduced the Keep Call Centers in America Act, bipartisan legislation to ensure when Americans call a call center, they can speak to a human located in the U.S. READ MORE: New bill aims to protect American call center jobs and consumers from AI “If you’re calling customer service, chances are your day isn’t going great. On those frustrating days, you should be able to talk to a real human being right here in the U.S.,” said Senator Gallego. “My bill will encourage companies to keep their call centers in the U.S. and require that they tell you up-front if you’re talking to
Gallego Shapes Bipartisan Housing Bill in Senate Banking Committee
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Gallego (D-AZ) voted to advance a landmark bipartisan housing package during a historic Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs’ legislative markup. This is the committee’s first bipartisan housing markup in almost two decades. The ROAD to Housing Act of 2025, which unanimously passed out of committee with bipartisan support, includes Senator Gallego’s measures to boost the nation’s housing supply, improve housing affordability, and strengthen oversight and efficiency of federal housing programs and regulators. The bill will now move to the Senate floor for full debate and final passage. If passed, it would represent one of the most significant federal investments in housing
Gallego, Colleagues Call for Large-Scale Expansion of Humanitarian Aid in Gaza and Resumption of Diplomatic Efforts to Secure a Ceasefire and End the War
Senators lay out needed humanitarian and diplomatic next steps in letter to Middle East Special Envoy and Secretary of State after latest round of ceasefire talks faltered last week WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined 38 Senators expressing unified alarm about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, called for the large-scale expansion of humanitarian aid, and urged the Trump Administration to resume diplomatic efforts to secure a ceasefire agreement and end the war. “The acute humanitarian crisis in Gaza is also unsustainable and worsens by the day. Hunger and malnutrition are widespread, and, alarmingly, deaths due to starvation, especially among children, are increasing. The ‘Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’