WASHINGTON – Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly spoke on the Senate floor to call on the Senate to pass their resolution demanding the swearing in of Rep-elect Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07). Republican Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) objected and blocked unanimous consent to pass the resolution.   Watch Senator Gallego’s and Kelly’s speeches HERE and read them below: Senator Gallego: “I rise today on behalf of my good friend and the duly elected Member of Congress for Arizona’s 7th Congressional District, Adelita Grijalva. “It has now been 44 days since the people of Southern Arizona voted overwhelmingly to send Adelita to Congress. Yet still, her seat sits vacant. “Since the passing of her

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined the Symposium on Young American Men at the National Press Club to discuss how shared purpose and community can help young men build stronger bonds in the age of isolation. Gallego joined Antong Lucky, President and CEO of Urban Specialists; Wynn Smiley, CEO of Alpha Tau Omega and Chairman of the North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC); and retired U.S. Army Col. Lance Van Zandt on a panel moderated by Marc Caputo of Axios.   Watch the full panel here and read excerpts of the conversation below:   On how his service and a shared sense of purpose shaped his idea of

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and a group of 29 Senators pressed the Trump Administration to halt illegal efforts to shut down the Department of Education’s administration and enforcement of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). A recent report from the Washington Post revealed that the Administration is working to move enforcement of IDEA, which guarantees educational opportunities and protections for individuals with disabilities, to another agency.   “Your moves to illegally shut down the U.S. Department of Education’s efforts to administer and enforce the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and potentially shift this work to another agency would reverse decades of progress in how we support students