Gallego’s Resolution calls for armed forces to cease hostilities in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific Ocean WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) filed a War Powers Resolution that orders the U.S. Armed Forces to immediately cease hostilities against vessels in the Caribbean Sea and the Eastern Pacific Ocean unless authorized by Congress. “If the President believes the use of military force is necessary, he needs to come talk to Congress first and make that case. The decision to use military force is one that requires serious debate, and the power to declare war unambiguously belongs to Congress under the Constitution,” said Senator Gallego. “As an Iraq war veteran,

Bill will enable La Paz County to create hundreds of jobs and power thousands of homes WASHINGTON – Last night, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly’s La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act unanimously passed the U.S. Senate. The bill now heads to President Trump’s desk, where he is expected to sign it into law. The legislation was championed in the House by Arizona Representatives Paul Gosar, Andy Biggs, and David Schweikert. Under a previous land transfer, La Paz County made remarkable progress in creating a large solar park adjacent to the Ten West Link transmission project through central Arizona. The La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act will allow

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego’s (D-AZ) Cross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions Act was unanimously approved by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The bill, which provides recommendations for improving the effectiveness and efficiency of wildfire mitigation across land ownership boundaries, now advances to the full U.S. Senate for consideration. The Committee’s approval of the legislation comes after a hearing earlier this month where witnesses expressed their support for the bill. “Wildfires don’t care about land ownership boundaries, but currently, our wildfire mitigation policies do. In states like Arizona, that kind of red tape is dangerous,” said Senator Gallego. “My bill would improve coordination between federal agencies and their state, Tribal, and