Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced legislation to protect federal workers’ credit histories during a government shutdown. The Federal Worker Credit Protection Act of 2026 would prevent harm to credit ratings because of missed or delayed payments when federal workers aren’t getting paychecks, helping ensure federal workers are not financially penalized for […]
Senator Speaks on U.S.-Colombia Relations Weeks Before Their Presidential Election WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), one of the first Colombian-Americans ever elected to the U.S. Senate, joined the Atlantic Council for a fireside chat on the importance of a strong U.S.-Colombia partnership and Colombia’s upcoming presidential election. Last August, Senator Gallego traveled to Colombia as part of a […]
“The Trump Administration’s abdication of its fair housing enforcement responsibilities threaten to exacerbate discriminatory outcomes and entrench unfair pricing throughout the housing market.” WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, joined 31 Senate Democratic colleagues in a comment letter to the Trump Administration opposing the rollback of […]
WASHINGTON – During a Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing yesterday, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) called on Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) officials to expand veterans’ access to innovative therapies to treat conditions including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance use disorder, and depression. The hearing included consideration of the Gallego-backed Veterans Health Administration Novel Therapeutics Preparedness Act, which would establish […]
WASHINGTON – During a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) questioned Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Doug Burgum on the President’s FY27 Budget Request for the Department. During the hearing, Gallego emphasized that any budget proposal must protect Arizona’s water security, prioritize energy costs, and uphold Tribal commitments. Watch Senator […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, voted against Kevin Warsh to be Chair of the Federal Reserve (Fed). “The Federal Reserve is critical to ensuring Americans can afford groceries, find a job, buy a home, and much more. To do that, the Fed must […]
WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tina Smith (D-MN), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) called on Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair nominee Kevin Warsh to clarify discrepancies between his testimony before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and public statements from President Trump regarding […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), along with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Mark Warner (D-VA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), sent a letter to Kevin Warsh, President Trump’s nominee for Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair, regarding his failure to adequately respond to their questions […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Adam Schiff (D-CA) announced that the Senate will vote today on their War Powers Resolution to block the use of U.S. forces in unauthorized hostilities against Cuba. President Donald Trump has already ordered an illegal military blockade of Cuba that is causing a man-made humanitarian crisis on the island, and he […]
WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Dave McCormick (R-PA), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the bipartisan Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2026, which is essential to economic security by safeguarding the availability of terrorism risk coverage. Following the attacks on September 11, 2001, most states began allowing terrorism risk to be excluded from commercial […]