Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) led colleagues in writing a letter to Amy Karpel, Chair of the U.S. International Trade Commission, pushing back against efforts by foreign nations to manipulate and undercut the American rebar industry and its workers. Specifically, the letter requests that the U.S. International Trade Commission review antidumping (Ad) […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) spoke on the Senate floor calling on the Senate to pass his resolution condemning the Trump administration’s recent decision to ease sanctions on the Russian Federation while it continues aiding actions that threaten United States troops and assets. Republican Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) objected and blocked the resolution’s passage. Senator Gallego has been leading the […]
The historic 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is a critical first step in addressing Arizona’s housing crisis WASHINGTON – Today, the Senate passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. The landmark bipartisan legislation, which Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) helped shape as a member of the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, will boost the nation’s housing supply, […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) issued the following statement on a report that the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether digital asset firm Binance has violated U.S. sanctions laws by facilitating billions of dollars worth of transactions linked to Iran and its proxies tied to terrorism. This development comes after Senator […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) sent a letter to President Trump and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer laying out his priorities as the administration begins the mandatory six-year review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). READ MORE: Democrat urges Trump to renegotiate US-Canada-Mexico trade pact (Semafor) “I urge you to use this process as an opportunity to renegotiate […]
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released the following statement after Republicans once again blocked legislation to fund the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and other important DHS functions while talks on ICE and CBP proceed: “Republicans are holding TSA agents’ paychecks, disaster relief, and our national security hostage because they refuse to confront the reckless chaos […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined 45 Senate colleagues in pressing the Department of Defense to provide answers to the American people on the airstrikes on a school in Minab, Iran and civilian casualties in the Trump Administration’s war on Iran, as well as accountability for those responsible. “We write with grave concern regarding the airstrikes […]
Bill reintroduction comes three years after Silicon Valley Bank’s failure WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Katie Britt (R-AL), and nine additional Senators are reintroducing The Failed Bank Executives Clawback Act of 2026, which would help ensure that big bank executives are not allowed to collect massive […]
Leads Banking Dems in Call for Bessent to Testify WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) led his Democratic colleagues on the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs in calling on Chairman Tim Scott (R-SC) to convene a hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over recently announced sanctions relief for Russia. This comes at the same time that Russia is providing […]
WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and David McCormick (R-PA) introduced the Innovative Therapies Centers of Excellence Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation that would increase federally funded research on innovative therapies to treat Veterans experiencing conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance use disorder, and depression. “When I came back from Iraq, I saw my fellow Marines, like so […]