WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined CNN’s Kasie Hunt to underscore what this government shutdown is about: affordable health care for millions of Americans. Senator Gallego emphasized that if Republicans refuse to negotiate, 24 million Americans will see their health care costs skyrocket or lose coverage altogether. Gallego: “24 million Americans are going to have their premiums increased November 1st. That’s what matters here. That’s what I want to fix. I represent the state with the most Republicans of any Democratic senator. What I hear about is the fact that people are worried about the cost of everything. And on November 1st, hundreds of thousands of

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released the following statement on the federal government shutdown: “What it comes down to is that Republicans want a $23 billion tax hike on the middle class. Americans are already struggling with rising prices, and the fact that Republicans want to make their monthly bills go up even more shows that they hate working people. “Make no mistake, this shutdown is Trump and Republicans’ fault. Democrats have made it clear that we will support a budget that continues the Affordable Care Act premium tax credits. These tax credits have helped 13 million working Americans get the care they need.

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) called on Frontier Communications to negotiate in good faith with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) toward a fair contract. “My constituents serving the Navajo Nation are the backbone of your company’s essential infrastructure. Frontier Communications workers on the Navajo Nation deliver essential telecom services to keep our communities connected and working, ensuring that families, schools, healthcare providers, and businesses remain connected—often under more difficult conditions than in other parts of the state due to geography, weather, and limited resources,” Senator Gallego wrote in a letter to Frontier Communications CEO Nick Jeffery. “Yet, despite performing the same highly skilled work as their counterparts elsewhere