The members called attention to how Trump’s policies are raising prices for parents WASHINGTON — Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-03), and Congressman and Congressional Dads Caucus Chair Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) held a press conference on how President Trump’s policies are placing a “baby tax” on parents and raising costs on essentials. The members were joined at the press conference by consumer advocate Angela Hanks and baby products small business owner Elizabeth Mahon. This press conference comes as today, Walmart, the world’s largest retailer,announced their stores will begin raising prices on some items in direct response to increased tariffs. Watch the press conference HERE As Trump’s tariffs – and subsequent

Many large corporations have already announced price hikes, even before tariffs take effect WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) led 31 of their Senate and House colleagues in demanding the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigate which large companies are using the Trump Administration’s tariff policies – and the confusion surrounding them – as an excuse to raise prices in excess of actual cost increases, and to prosecute individuals and companies that price gouge American consumers. “President Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs build an especially fertile environment for price-gouging. The new tariffs have created

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined the German Marhsall Fund’s Fourth Annual Philon Lecture series to discuss the future of transatlantic cooperation and the importance of strong U.S.-European alliances. Senator Gallego is an alum of the Grand Marshall Fund’s Transatlantic Inclusion Leaders Network. Watch the full conversation HERE. On Trump and evolving U.S. alliances Senator Gallego criticized former President Trump’s foreign policy, warning that it damaged long-standing international norms and institutions. “They’re actively eroding the infrastructure we’ve evolved and relied on for many years that would supersede administrations – that’s things like USAID professionals, the State Department, treaties, and obligations,” said Senator Gallego. “It has been a huge