ARIZONA – As Republicans in Congress push to pass a budget bill that will rip health care away from millions of Americans – including over 300,000 Arizonans – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is hearing from Arizona stakeholders on how these cuts will affect families. Last week, Senator Gallego released a report highlighting the chaos it will have on Arizonans while Senate Republicans continue negotiations on the bill: Read more from the Senator on the issue HERE. Here’s what health care leaders are saying in Arizona: “If this budget proposal passes, many Community Health Centers across Arizona will be forced to close or substantially cut services. These centers are

“Republicans should not increase costs for working families in order to cut taxes for ultra-millionaires, billionaires, and wealthy corporations.” WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), along with Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) led the entire Democratic caucus in urging Republican Leader John Thune (R-SD) and Senate Finance Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID) to abandon their plan to cut taxes for billionaires and instead work together to help American families. “Republicans should abandon their partisan plan to raise costs for working families to pay for tax cuts for the ultra-rich. Instead, we are eager to work on bipartisan legislation to provide tax relief and lower costs for American families

The National Labor Relations Board Region 28 office in Phoenix, previously scheduled for closure, will remain open after push back from the Senators WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced that the National Labor Relations Board Region 28 office will remain open. Originally slated to have its lease terminated by General Services Administration (GSA) at the direction of DOGE, the agency reversed the termination decision after the Senators sent a letter last month condemning the office closure. “The NLRB plays a vital role in protecting workers’ rights across the country. Closing the Region 28 office would have cut workers