WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Dave McCormick (R-PA) today introduced the Nitazene Control Act. The bipartisan legislation works to permanently schedule the entire class of nitazenes under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, closing loopholes that traffickers exploit by making slight chemical changes to evade enforcement. READ MORE: Lawmakers race to stop ‘next fentanyl crisis’ with crackdown on nitazenes synthetic opioids (Fox) Senators Gallego and McCormick were joined in introduction by Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Jeane Shaheen (D-NH), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), and Ashley Moody (R-FL), and the bill has been endorsed by the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA). Companion legislation was introduced in the House by Representatives Michael

WASHINGTON—Today, legislation led by Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly to rename the federal building in Tucson as the “Raúl M. Grijalva Federal Building” was approved by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. The bill to honor the life and legacy of the late Southern Arizona congressman is now eligible to receive a vote on the Senate floor.   Companion legislation was introduced in the House by Representatives Greg Stanton (D-AZ-04), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-03), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-06), and Paul Gosar (R-AZ-09). “Raúl Grijalva was a mentor and an inspiration to generations of Arizonans, including me. His fight for equality and his deep love for his community made our

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined The Moment with Jorge and Paola Ramos to talk Latino voters, immigration, Democrats’ path forward, authenticity, and the American Dream. Watch the conversation here in English with Spanish subtitles and read excerpts below: On authenticity and trust in politics: Gallego: “I think for me, the most important thing that I’ve learned is to be your authentic self and just talk about your beliefs as well as you can, as authentically as you can is going to kind of travel further than [to] try and engage in this left-right-center kind of calculation. I saw that during the campaign. […] Most voters don’t