WASHINGTON – Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly joined 30 of their colleagues in demanding the Trump administration immediately restore the Solar for All program, which helps working-class families afford rooftop and community-based solar energy – helping to lower their home energy costs. In a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, the senators condemned the administration’s decision to cancel $7 billion in Solar for All funding in August. The program would have created tens of thousands of good-paying jobs in communities across the country, lowered residential electricity bills by at least 20 percent for more than 900,000 households, and saved working families more than $8.7

The historic ROAD to Housing Act is a critical first step in addressing Arizona’s housing crisis WASHINGTON – Last night, the Senate passed the ROAD to Housing Act as part of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The 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, improve housing affordability, and strengthen oversight and efficiency of federal housing programs and regulators. “In recent years, Arizonans and people across the country have seen rents skyrocket and the dream of homeownership slip further and further out of reach. A crisis

Gallego Also Blasts Trump’s Usage of the National Guard WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate passed the bipartisan Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes key national security provisions that Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) led on and supported. “The passage of this bipartisan NDAA is good news for Arizona and our national security,” said Senator Gallego. “I helped secure critical wins for Arizona so that we remain a critical hub for the U.S. military, from providing critical resources to Davis-Monthan and Ft. Huachuca bases to supporting our military families. I also am proud to have led on amendments to modernize our defense capabilities by implementing AI