WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Mark Takano (CA-39) to demand the Trump Administration’s Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rescind their dangerous new proposed rule to reinstate a near-total ban on abortions and abortion counseling, including for veterans who have been raped or whose pregnancy is threatening their health. “This incredibly dangerous and reckless rule change will take away essential health care for veterans and beneficiaries of the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA),” the lawmakers wrote in a public comment letter responding to the proposed rule. “For

Senator Gallego met with the family of Kelly Yu in August  WASHINGTON – Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly, along with Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) urged President Donald Trump, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem to use their discretion to stay or suspend the removal of Kelly Yu, a long-time Arizona resident and Peoria business owner who has spent months in ICE detention despite having no criminal record.   In a letter to the administration, Senator Gallego and his colleagues highlighted Yu’s deep roots in Peoria as a restaurant owner who employs dozens of American

DOUGLAS – Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly, and Mayor Jose Grijalva, celebrated the groundbreaking of the new Douglas Land Port of Entry. This project is now a reality thanks to federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act – both supported by Gallego – in addition to years of collaboration between local, state, and federal officials. “Today’s groundbreaking is proof that smart federal investments pay off. Modernizing our ports of entry doesn’t just improve security and efficiency – it creates jobs, expands trade, and fuels our economy. The Douglas Port of Entry is already the second-largest commercial port in Arizona and a vital engine for our state’s