WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Gary Peters (D-MI), and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) led their colleagues in the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in demanding answers from Attorney General Pam Bondi on why Trump administration officials closed a bribery investigation of White House Border Czar Tom Homan after he allegedly accepted $50,000 in cash from undercover agents in exchange for promising to deliver federal contracts. The senators are calling on Attorney General Bondi to provide documents and information related to the investigation and whether it was closed prematurely to protect a political ally with close ties to President Donald Trump. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT),

WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Mark Warner (D-VA), and Tim Scott (R-SC) reintroduced the bipartisan Expanding American Entrepreneurship Act, which would increase the permitted size of angel funds to allow for a higher number of investors in start-up companies. By allowing more individual investors per angel fund and raising the fund’s cap, more investors will be able to invest at a lower rate. This will allow new investors who have less access to capital to invest in start-ups, expanding the funding base for early-stage startups. “Too many promising start-ups hit a wall because they just can’t raise enough money to get their business off the

TUCSON – Yesterday, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) visited Southern Arizona to hear from students, community leaders, and local officials and discuss federal solutions to lower the cost of living, fix the housing crisis, and expand broadband internet access. Senator Gallego began his visit with a tour of the University of Arizona’s research facilities, where he met with university leadership to discuss the importance of protecting federal research investments. Despite cuts to federal funding that supports scientific research, U of A continues to receive competitive grants from the National Science Foundation, underscoring the importance of the university’s research contributions to both the state and the nation.   Senator