ARIZONA – As temperatures rise in Arizona, Senator Gallego (D-AZ) teamed up with The Weather Channel to launch a new public service announcement reminding Arizonans how to stay safe during extreme heat. The English and Spanish announcements will air statewide through mid-September on The Weather Channel.   Watch the English PSA HERE.   Watch the Spanish PSA HERE. Senator Gallego: “We see it every summer in Arizona – extreme heat can be deadly. I’m Senator Ruben Gallego and I’m always working to make sure Arizona has the resources to handle extreme heat.” The Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore: “Even though Arizona is prepared, you need to be, too. Remember to stay

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) led 13 Senators in demanding answers from Education Secretary Linda McMahon over the Trump administration’s decision to withhold nearly $7 billion in federal funding for K–12 public schools – including $118 million for Arizona. “These funds, which represent longstanding investments in K–12 education, support a wide range of priorities such as teacher recruitment, after-school programs, English learner instruction, school-based mental health services, and academic enrichment,” the Senators wrote. “Withholding funds for these important programs will disrupt essential services and undermine the support structures that students, families, and educators rely on every day.” On July 1, schools across the country reported they were

WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) led a letter to Andrew Ferguson, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), urging the agency to investigate tariff-enabled corporate price gouging that is raising costs for American families and use its full authority to prevent it.  In May, the lawmakers wrote to the FTC warning that large companies could take advantage of the Trump Administration’s chaotic tariff strategy to price gouge consumers. That letter noted that the on-again, off-again tariff confusion and uncertainty has created a cover for large corporations to raise prices on all goods, regardless of