WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released the following statement on the Trump administration’s announcement to decertify Colombia with a one year national interest waiver: “This decision comes after tireless work behind the scenes. Last month, Senator Bernie Moreno and I went on an official trip to Colombia to speak with members of government and business leaders in advance of this deadline. “All things considered, the decertification with the one-year national interest waiver is a good compromise. I urge the Colombian government to use this opportunity to show how serious they are about cracking down on coca growth. “I look forward to continuing working to strengthen the

WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Andy Kim (D-NJ), and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) condemned the recent announcement by the Trump administration to terminate longstanding U.S. security assistance programs in Europe, including the Baltic Security Initiative (BSI) and Section 333 funding. “This decision makes America less safe, hurts American companies, and is a critical betrayal of commitments to our allies,” the Senators wrote in a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined the American Economic Liberties Project’s (AELP) Anti-Monopoly Summit. In a conversation with AELP’s Executive Director Nidhi Hegde, Senator Gallego underscored the impact of corporate price gouging on working families and his efforts to push back. Watch the full conversation HERE. On how Democrats’ economic messaging can break through:   “I think anything that empowers the consumer, the everyday person, is going to be a very popular message. So it can be like an antitrust, anti monopoly, anti big business message, but it has to be centered on the person and making their life better and/or easier. The problem you have