WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined the Symposium on Young American Men at the National Press Club to discuss how shared purpose and community can help young men build stronger bonds in the age of isolation. Gallego joined Antong Lucky, President and CEO of Urban Specialists; Wynn Smiley, CEO of Alpha Tau Omega and Chairman of the North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC); and retired U.S. Army Col. Lance Van Zandt on a panel moderated by Marc Caputo of Axios.   Watch the full panel here and read excerpts of the conversation below:   On how his service and a shared sense of purpose shaped his idea of

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and a group of 29 Senators pressed the Trump Administration to halt illegal efforts to shut down the Department of Education’s administration and enforcement of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). A recent report from the Washington Post revealed that the Administration is working to move enforcement of IDEA, which guarantees educational opportunities and protections for individuals with disabilities, to another agency.   “Your moves to illegally shut down the U.S. Department of Education’s efforts to administer and enforce the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and potentially shift this work to another agency would reverse decades of progress in how we support students

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released the following statement on the start of the Affordable Care Act’s open enrollment season: “Today, families across the country are starting to sign up for next year’s health coverage, and they’re seeing that the affordable care they relied on is now out of reach. Because Republicans refused to extend the ACA premium tax credits, 24 million Americans will see their premiums double or be kicked off their health care altogether. “In Maricopa County, a family of four that currently pays $514 a month for their ACA plan will pay over $2,400 next year for the same plan if these