WASHINGTON — Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and colleagues from the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee urged the U.S. Department of the Interior Acting Inspector General (IG) Caryl Brzymialkiewicz to evaluate the extent to which  the Trump Administration’s workforce reductions at the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) prevent the agency from fulfilling its statutory mission and implementing relevant programs and activities authorized by Congress. “Recent reductions in workforce significantly threaten BOR’s ability to safely and reliably deliver water to communities and farmers, keep waterways flowing for fish and wildlife across the western United States, and produce reliable electricity,” the senators began.  The BOR is the largest wholesale

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) supported two bipartisan bills, the VA Home Loan Awareness Act and the Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act, to make it easier for those who have served their communities and our country to buy a home.   “The teachers, first responders, and veterans who serve Arizona and our nation are invaluable, but too often, they struggle to afford a home. Their work makes the American dream possible for others; they should be able to achieve it too,” said Sentor Gallego. “That’s why I’m proud to support these bills to make homeownership more accessible for the people who teach our kids,

Legislation would extend and enhance lending and credit to more Americans WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) backed bipartisan legislation to strengthen and expand Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI), which play a critical role in bringing capital and financial services to a wide range of small businesses, homeowners and housing developers. The CDFI Bond Guarantee Program Improvement Act will extend authorization of the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program, while making it more reliable and accessible to smaller CDFIs. By expanding and improving a successful program that operates at no cost to taxpayers and allows CDFIs to access long-term, stable funding, the legislation will jumpstart economic development and address