WASHINGTON – Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly announced that four Arizona NeighborWorks organizations have been awarded a total of $1.45 million in grants through the NeighborWorks Flexible Impact Grants program. The funding helps local nonprofits expand access to affordable housing in Arizona. While funding for NeighborWorks programs is traditionally delivered in full, this year the Office of Management and Budget instead released funding in monthly increments – delaying funding and adding additional operational challenges, especially for smaller NeighborWorks organizations. Gallego and Kelly are pushing for robust funding to NeighborWorks America in next year’s appropriations bill and will continue to advocate for the swift release of future funds. “The

Support includes backing bipartisan legislation to protect workers’ right to organize WASHINGTON – In honor of Labor Day, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is highlighting his support of the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act), comprehensive labor legislation to protect the rights of workers to stand together and bargain for fairer wages, better benefits, and safer workplaces. The legislation is named in honor of former AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka.   “American workers deserve good wages, good benefits, and safe working conditions. But too often, big corporations and billionaire CEOs retaliate against workers who fight for them—and they do it without consequences,” said Senator Gallego. “I’m

WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ),  Peter Welch (D-VT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) called on the Trump administration to use its full power and authority to demand that Israeli government immediately facilitate a massive surge of ready-to-feed infant formula into Gaza. At least 85 children have died of hunger-related causes and more than 20,000 children have been treated for malnutrition in Gaza since April. Infants are especially vulnerable to death by starvation as the Israeli military’s restrictions on humanitarian aid have created a catastrophic shortage of baby formula. Additionally, widespread famine means mothers do not have the basic nutrition required to sustain