In recent years, municipalities across the U.S. have faced cyber-attacks, including from foreign adversaries like Russia, China, and Iran WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced the bipartisan Water Cybersecurity Enhancement Act to help public water systems protect against and respond to cyberattacks, which have become increasingly frequent in recent years. “In Arizona, we know better than most the importance of safe and secure access to water. But adversaries also understand the importance and are increasingly trying to undermine our water security,” said Senator Gallego. “It is critical that we ensure our public water systems have the resources they need to prevent and respond to cyberattacks. That’s exactly

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined a group of Senate Democrats in pressing the Trump Administration to undo unlawful student visa revocations and highlighted recent reversals of some terminations. “These actions to end student status reflected an unannounced change in policy and were inconsistent with existing laws, regulations, policies, and agency guidance governing the maintenance and termination of student status—that is why we welcomed the news late last week that in response to litigation around the country, ICE has reversed these SEVIS terminations,” the Senators wrote in a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Immigration and Customs

WASHINGTON – During an Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) pressed Trump administration nominees on issues affecting Arizona’s public lands and water, including funding freezes that threaten drought relief, tribal water rights settlements, and protections for the Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument.  Watch Senator Gallego’s questioning HERE. Gallego began his questioning by highlighting the urgent need for drought relief in the Colorado River Basin and asked a nominee to commit to releasing all previously appropriated drought funds. “One of the most pressing issues for my state is drought funding. We continue to see challenges with funding freezes at the