WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) backed the bipartisan Higher Wages for American Workers Act, first introduced by Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Peter Welch (D-VT), to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour and allow the federal minimum wage to increase with inflation in subsequent years. When adjusted for inflation, the current federal minimum wage is lower than at any point since the 1940s. Meanwhile, the cost of housing, healthcare, and education has skyrocketed, leaving millions of full-time workers struggling to make ends meet. “American families are being crushed by the cost of housing, groceries, and gas, and $7.25 an hour doesn’t even come close to covering

The Dads Matter Act of 2025 aims to improve maternal health outcomes through promoting fatherhood engagement WASHINGTON– Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve maternal health outcomes by promoting fatherhood engagement. The Dads Matter Act of 2025 would direct the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to raise awareness about father inclusion and engagement through a public awareness campaign and to provide state-level guidance aimed at strengthening the role of fathers in supporting healthy mothers and babies. “Too many women in Arizona die from pregnancy-related causes. This bill helps reverse this trend by recognizing that engaged fathers

Letter comes after Kroger, which owns Fry’s Food Stores in Arizona, was found to be leaving up old discount tags and overcharging customers WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is demanding answers and accountability from Kroger CEO, Ronald Sargent, after a recent investigation found that discount tags in 14 states, including Arizona, had expired sale tags for which Kroger was charging more than the sale price at the time of checkout. The investigation revealed that this practice was occurring on over 150 items, producing average overcharges of about $1.70 per item, an average 18% markup over the discount price consumers were expecting to pay. READ MORE: Kroger Stores