WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is backing legislation to ensure public officials and their families cannot exploit their positions for financial gain. The bills he is supporting include the Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act, the Curbing Officials’ Income and Nondisclosure (COIN) Act, and the End Crypto Corruption Act. “As elected officials, the American people deserve to know that every decision we make is in the best interest of the country – not the best interest of our own bank accounts,” said Senator Gallego. “Whether it’s Members of Congress trading stocks on inside information or the Trump family profiting off so-called Meme Coins, it’s clear that more must be done to

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) reintroduced the First Responders Emergency Assistance Act to create a new emergency grant program for law enforcement and first responders in communities experiencing an increase in immigration-related calls, which strains their budgets and diverts limited resources away from serving Arizona taxpayers. Gallego first introducedthis bill last year as a member of the House.  “During surges of illegal immigration at the border, Arizona border communities feel the brunt of it. I’ve heard directly from local fire and police departments who are answering more immigration-related emergency calls without enough resources,” said Senator Gallego. “This bill helps reimburse fire and police departments for these costs and delivers

WASHINGTON – Today, after over 26 hours of votes, Senate Republicans narrowly passed President Trump’s disastrous budget bill. Following the passage, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released the following statement: “We were up all night fighting this thing for the millions of Americans who will be worse off because of this tax bill.   “This bill rigs the system even further in favor of the ultra-wealthy, and it will leave working families paying the price for years to come. “Donald Trump and Republicans promised to lower costs for everyday Americans. But all this bill does is rip away healthcare, gut food assistance, raise energy prices, increase our national