The fire has destroyed the historic Grand Canyon Lodge and continues to burn uncontained across the North Rim of the Grand Canyon ARIZONA – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) are demanding answers from Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum regarding his Department’s handling of the Dragon Bravo fire. The fire, which originated from a lightning strike on July 4th, has since grown to 5,000 acres and has already destroyed between 50 and 80 structures in Grand Canyon National Park, including the historic Grand Canyon Lodge. “There are many questions over the initial decision to treat this fire as a controlled burn and subsequent

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) called for a formal investigation into the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem’s catastrophic failure to respond to the devastating flooding in Central Texas that killed over 130 and left over 170 still missing. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) also signed on to the letter.   “As new details about the disaster continue to emerge, we are deeply concerned that a new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy adding bureaucratic red tape needlessly delayed FEMA’s response to the crisis and caused preventable loss of life and suffering,” the Senators wrote in a letter to DHS Inspector General Joseph V. Cuffari.   Typically, FEMA prepares

Gallego continues to fight back as Trump’s tomato tax takes effect ARIZONA – Today, the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw from the 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement (TSA) takes effect. In response, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released the following statement: “Today is a bad day for the thousands of Arizonans whose livelihoods depend on tomato trading and for the millions of Americans who can’t afford to pay more at the grocery store. For years, I’ve been fighting back against the tomato tax – calling out both Democratic and Republican administrations. Unfortunately, the Trump administration hasn’t listened. With Trump’s tomato tax going into effect today, we must continue to