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Gallego, Colleagues Call Out Trump Administration’s Illegal Move That Harm Students with Disabilities
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and a group of 29 Senators pressed the Trump Administration to halt illegal efforts to shut down the Department of Education’s administration and enforcement of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). A recent report from the Washington Post revealed that the Administration is working to move enforcement of IDEA, which guarantees educational opportunities and protections for individuals with disabilities, to another agency. “Your moves to illegally shut down the U.S. Department of Education’s efforts to administer and enforce the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and potentially shift this work to another agency would reverse decades of progress in how we support students
Gallego Statement on Start of Open Enrollment
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released the following statement on the start of the Affordable Care Act’s open enrollment season: “Today, families across the country are starting to sign up for next year’s health coverage, and they’re seeing that the affordable care they relied on is now out of reach. Because Republicans refused to extend the ACA premium tax credits, 24 million Americans will see their premiums double or be kicked off their health care altogether. “In Maricopa County, a family of four that currently pays $514 a month for their ACA plan will pay over $2,400 next year for the same plan if these
Gallego, Bipartisan Colleagues Call on Surface Transportation Board to Closely Scrutinize Proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Railroad Merger
Senators Stress Need to Ensure Competition in Rail Industry, Potential Impacts on U.S. Ag Producers WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and 17 bipartisan colleagues called on the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to closely scrutinize the proposed merger of Union Pacific Railroad (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS) Railway and ensure competition in the railroad industry over the long term. In a letter to STB Chairman Patrick Fuchs, Vice Chair Michelle Schultz and Member Karen Hedlund, the senators stressed the potential disruptions to U.S. rail service resulting from a merger of this scale and outlined the need for the STB to fully analyze the potential impact