As a Marine Corps Combat Veteran, Senator Gallego personally understands the importance of the VA’s efforts to provide health care for veterans and their families WASHINGTON — Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) announced he will place a blanket hold on all nominations to the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) following news of the Trump Administration’s plans to eliminate over 83,000 jobs from the Department. The cuts to the VA reflect an abandonment by the Trump Administration to provide critical health care services to military veterans. The actions of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) can already be felt in Arizona. For example: These cuts must be

Despite population booms in recent decades, cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas receive far fewer affordable housing vouchers than smaller, older cities WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a member of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, along with Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ), and Representatives Dina Titus (NV-01), Greg Stanton (AZ-04), and Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), introduced the Housing Vouchers Fairness Act to update the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) decades-old Housing Choice Voucher allocation formula. “Growing up, I watched my single mom work tirelessly to afford a safe apartment for my sisters and me. But for too

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) backed the Lower Drug Costs for Families Act to make prescription drugs more affordable, hold Big Pharma accountable, and reduce the national deficit by billions of dollars. The bill, which Senator Gallego also championed in the House, would punish drug companies for raising prescription drug prices in the commercial market faster than inflation.   “No Arizonan should have to choose between life-saving medication and putting food on the table,” said Senator Gallego. “For years, Big Pharma has been getting away with jacking up prices far beyond inflation, forcing families to cut pills, skip doses, or go without care altogether. We took a major step