WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Ranking Member of the Digital Assets Subcommittee, issued the following statement on his vote against cloture for the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act: “Over the past few days, we engaged in meaningful, bipartisan discussions to get the GENIUS Act to a place that could be supported by Democrats and Republicans, alike. However, legislation of this scope and importance cannot be rushed. “I went to the floor and asked for more time to negotiate, without delaying the bill’s timeline for final passage. Republicans refused. Without more time to at least finish the bill

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Gallego (D-AZ) joined members of Arizona’s Congressional delegation in writing to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins to demand that the administration reverse their proposed staffing and benefits cuts to the VA. The letter was also signed by Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ), and Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03). “We write with concern about reports that the Veterans Affairs (VA) Phoenix Health Care System plans to lay off 15% of its staff—around 800 employees—including providers and support staff as part of VA’s planned reduction in force,” the lawmakers write. “This will lead to delays in care that will hurt Arizona veterans and erode

WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) introduced the bipartisan Appraisal Industry Improvement Act to address the nationwide shortage of licensed home appraisers and improve access to housing in rural and tribal communities in Arizona. “Appraisals are a critical part of the home buying and selling process, but right now a shortage of licensed appraisers is delaying home purchases and raising costs for Arizonans, particularly in rural and tribal areas,” said Senator Gallego. “As I work to ensure the dream of homeownership is within reach for every hardworking family, I’m proud to help introduce this commonsense, bipartisan bill to boost the appraisals workforce and improve service to underserved