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Gallego Helps Introduce Bill to Crack Down on Cartel Recruitment on Social Media
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) helped introduce the Combating Cartels on Social Media Act, which cracks down on cartels’ dangerous recruitment of teenagers through social media to conduct illegal smuggling and trafficking. Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and James Lankford (R-OK) and Representatives Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-6) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-6) introduced the bill. Cartels have been using social media apps like Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok to recruit Americans—including teens—to smuggle drugs over the U.S.-Mexico border. The Combating Cartels on Social Media Act would require the Department of Homeland Security to establish and implement a national strategy to combat transnational criminal organizations from recruiting individuals through social media and online platforms. The bill would also allow social media companies to voluntarily report
Gallego, Kelly, Stanton, Ansari Respond to New Report Showing Over 300,000 Arizonans Would Lose Health Insurance Under Republican Bill
WASHINGTON – Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly, alongside Representatives Greg Stanton (D-AZ-04) and Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-03), responded to a new report from the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) showing that 300,679 Arizonans would lose their health insurance under House Republicans’ proposed plan to fund tax breaks for billionaires. The House Republican bill would result in 190,993 Arizonans losing Medicaid coverage and 109,686 losing Affordable Care Act coverage, according to the JEC. These estimates are based on projections from the Congressional Budget Office, which found the legislation would lead to 13.7 million more people across the country becoming uninsured by 2034 compared to current law. That’s because of
Gallego to Vote for Cloture on GENIUS Act
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Ranking Member of the Digital Assets Subcommittee, issued the following statement on his vote on cloture on the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act: “This evening, I will vote to advance consideration of the GENIUS Act. After weeks of negotiations, we are headed in a direction that addresses many of the concerns my colleagues and I have raised both in committee and with our Republican colleagues. “With this vote, I look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues to achieve a final bill that protects consumers and ensures America remains a leader in digital asset