TUCSON – Yesterday, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) visited Southern Arizona to hear from students, community leaders, and local officials and discuss federal solutions to lower the cost of living, fix the housing crisis, and expand broadband internet access. Senator Gallego began his visit with a tour of the University of Arizona’s research facilities, where he met with university leadership to discuss the importance of protecting federal research investments. Despite cuts to federal funding that supports scientific research, U of A continues to receive competitive grants from the National Science Foundation, underscoring the importance of the university’s research contributions to both the state and the nation.   Senator

FINLAND – This weekend, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) traveled to Finland on a congressional delegation (CODEL) trip to meet with President Alexander Stubb and participate in the fourth annual Helsinki Security Forum.   Senator Gallego speaks at the Helsinki Security Forum At the Helsinki Forum on Saturday, Senator Gallego emphasized the need for strong U.S.-European partnerships in the face of Russian aggression and the growing influence of China. “We need to be doing everything we can to reassure our partners. We need to reassure our friends across the Atlantic that we’re here in the fight with them [and] that we have a long-term vision of joint cooperation,” said

WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ),  Mark Warner (D-VA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE),  and  Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) released the following statement:   “Last week, we released a framework on market structure legislation, highlighting our desire to work on this issue. As we stated then, digital assets are a $4 trillion global market that will require a considered and bipartisan approach to regulation.   “We hope our Republican colleagues will agree to a bipartisan authorship process, as is the norm for legislation of