Legislation would create a permanent, national paid family and medical leave program WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) backed the Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act to guarantee up to 12 weeks of partial income for workers who have to take leave for serious medical and family events. Paid medical and family leave is especially helpful for new parents and older Americans, who are more likely to have health issues or caregiving obligations for older relatives. “I was lucky to be able to take paternity leave when I had my kids, but for too many families, especially working-class families, paid family leave is simply not an

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) was formally re-appointed to serve on the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission. Created in 1976, this independent U.S. Government agency monitors compliance and advancement of human rights, democracy, economic, environmental, and military cooperation in the 57-nation Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) region. Senator Gallego was also on the Commission in the 117th and 118th Congresses. “I’m proud to once again be on the Helsinki Commission at a time when strengthening partnerships with our European allies and standing up for democracy abroad has never been more important,” said Senator Gallego. “The Commission plays

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced first-of-its-kind Senate legislation to outlaw surveillance pricing. The One Fair Price Act would prevent companies from being able to use customers’ personal data to set individualized prices.   Read the bill HERE. The plan has received support from national and local organizations, think tanks, and elected officials. Here’s what they are saying: “Dystopian surveillance pricing schemes are fueling our country’s affordability crisis, allowing corporations to weaponize personal data by filtering it through opaque algorithms to extract the maximum price consumers are willing to pay,” said Lee Hepner, Senior Legal Counsel at American Economic Liberties Project. “Price discrimination shreds the social fabric by eroding consumer