WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Democratic members of the Homeland Security and Governmental Security Committee have sent a follow-up letter to United States Attorney General, Pam Bondi, demanding compliance with their request for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case.   This latest letter follows a July request from the Democratic senators, who formally invoked 5 USC § 2954. This authority requires any federal agency to provide documents or information requested by any five members of the Committee. To date, the Committee has received no requested documents from the Attorney General’s office.   “On July 29, we wrote

WASHINGTON — Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Senate Democrats in introducing new legislation to repeal the devastating health care cuts that Senate Republicans passed in Trump’ so-called ‘Big, Beautiful Bill.’ The Protecting Healthcare And Lowering Costs Act would reverse all of the health care cuts in the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’, including those to Medicaid, and would permanently extend the ACA premium tax credits. “Millions of people will lose their healthcare because Republicans decided that tax cuts to billionaires were more important,” said Senator Gallego. “If Republicans really care about hardworking families, I urge them to support this bill. The Protecting Healthcare And Lowering Costs Act would reverse their cuts

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) called on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to immediately release overdue funding for overdose prevention programs after months of delays. “Communities across the country are confronting a worsening public health crisis, and the uncertainty surrounding critical funding for overdose prevention programs jeopardizes life-saving public health efforts,”wrote the Senator in a letter to CDC Director Susan Monarez. “As overdose prevention programs await funding clarity, their ability to deliver essential prevention services remains at risk – an unacceptable situation in the face of a national health crisis.” According to recent CDC data, over 80,000 people died from a drug overdose in