WASHINGTON—Today, legislation led by Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly to rename the federal building in Tucson as the “Raúl M. Grijalva Federal Building” was approved by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. The bill to honor the life and legacy of the late Southern Arizona congressman is now eligible to receive a vote on the Senate floor.   Companion legislation was introduced in the House by Representatives Greg Stanton (D-AZ-04), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-03), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-06), and Paul Gosar (R-AZ-09). “Raúl Grijalva was a mentor and an inspiration to generations of Arizonans, including me. His fight for equality and his deep love for his community made our

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined The Moment with Jorge and Paola Ramos to talk Latino voters, immigration, Democrats’ path forward, authenticity, and the American Dream. Watch the conversation here in English with Spanish subtitles and read excerpts below: On authenticity and trust in politics: Gallego: “I think for me, the most important thing that I’ve learned is to be your authentic self and just talk about your beliefs as well as you can, as authentically as you can is going to kind of travel further than [to] try and engage in this left-right-center kind of calculation. I saw that during the campaign. […] Most voters don’t

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined 27 senators in a joint letter calling on the Trump Administration to immediately open “window-shopping” for Americans that use  Healthcare.gov  to purchase health insurance through the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces, just days ahead open enrollment.   “Now more than ever, working families need to understand the consequences of Republicans’ choice to hand historic tax cuts to billionaires and wealthy corporations while leaving people who buy their own health insurance to fend for themselves,” the senators wrote in a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz. “Window-shopping is more important than ever before; the 24 million