WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) led seven of his colleagues in condemning the Trump administration for its recent decision to terminate the consent order against Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU), effectively excusing them from accountability for charging millions in illegal surprise overdraft fees to their members – primarily active-duty service members, veterans, Department of Defense employees, and their families. “In 2024, the CFPB found that between 2017 and 2022, NFCU charged overdraft fees on ATM withdrawals and debit card purchases – even when accounts showed sufficient funds,” the Senators wrote in a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Acting Director Russell Vought. “In response, the Bureau issued a

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Senate colleagues in a letter to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) expressing their concern over a waiver requested by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) to dramatically reduce track safety inspections and loosen requirements to repair safety defects.   “We are supportive of the deployment of advanced safety technologies; but the Federal Railroad Administration should take care not to allow railroads to become overly reliant on technology,” the Senators wrote in a letter to Drew Feeley, Deputy Administrator of the FRA. “We are concerned that the AAR’s proposal would do just that, reducing the inspections for all track

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and 29 Senate colleagues pushed the Trump administration for answers regarding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) decision to vacate the medical debt rule finalized in January 2025 and re-add medical debt to consumer credit reports. “On April 30, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) asked a court to vacate the agency’s recently released rule to remove medical debt from consumer credit reports,” the Senators wrote in a letter to Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought. “We write to request the information you relied on in making that determination, including any communications with collection agencies