ARIZONA – As Republicans in Congress push to pass a budget bill that will slash jobs and raise prices for Arizonans – including shrinking the state’s economy by $2.89 billion – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is hearing from stakeholders on how these cuts will impact the livelihoods of residents.   Senator Gallego released a report highlighting the economic harm these cuts will cause across the state, including: Read more from the Senator on the issue HERE. Here’s what they are saying back in Arizona: “Tax credits from the IRA have created thousands of high-paying construction jobs that provide a solid path to the middle class for countless Arizonans. To roll

Medicaid Covers 40% of Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Nationwide WASHINGTON — Today on the Senate floor, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) put forward an amendment to Senate Republicans’ budget bill that would strike any provision cutting Medicaid funding for substance use disorder treatment and ensure that big corporations and the ultra-wealthy finally pay their fair share in taxes. Republicans blocked Senator Gallego’s amendment, 47-53. Millions of Americans – and more than 31,000 Arizonans – rely on Medicaid to access life-saving treatment for substance use disorders. Medicaid covers 40% of all opioid use disorder treatment nationwide. Under Republicans’ budget bill, Medicaid funding would be slashed, putting recovery out of

Legislation would retroactively give refunds to same-sex married couples who were denied opportunity to lower tax bill by filing jointly WASHINGTON –  On the ten-year anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges, which recognized a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, and the twelve-year anniversary of U.S. v. Windsor, which struck down as unconstitutional the federal definition of marriage as between one man and one woman, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) backed the bipartisan Refund Equality Act to ensure that married same-sex couples can amend their tax returns back to the date of their marriage, helping them secure an estimated total of $55 million in refunds.  “Every married couple deserves to be treated equally under the