WASHINGTON – Just hours after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released a disappointing jobs report, President Trump announced he was firing the agency’s chief. The decision is part of a broader pattern of the administration manipulating economic data. Last month, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) led colleagues in demanding answers after the BLS announced it would scale back Consumer Price Index (CPI) data collection.  Yesterday, the Bureau responded with vague reassurances that failed to answer the questions raised in the Senators’ letter.   The Wall Street Journal: Labor Department Skirts Senators’ Questions on Inflation Data [Matt Grossman, 8/1/25]  A group of Democratic senators pressed the Labor Department in June over concerns about missing data in

WASHINGTON – Today, following a response from Delta Air Lines to his letter demanding answers on the company’s use of AI to set individualized, surveillance-based fares, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) issued the following statement: “Delta is telling their investors one thing, and then turning around and telling the public another. If Delta is in fact using aggregated instead of individualized data, that is welcome news. But it still begs the question: why did their president brag to their investors about their desire to ‘get you the right offer in your hand at the right time’? “I urge Delta to offer clarification to the public and to shareholders on if the president

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) led colleagues in demanding answers from Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian after the company announced its plans to ramp up use of AI to set individualized, surveillance-based fares. Their plan not only presents data privacy concerns but will likely increase prices up to each individual consumer’s personal ‘pain point’ at a time when American families are already struggling with rising costs.  See coverage below:  On the Airwaves CBS News (National):   Senator Gallego: “Imagine if you are a family member, your granddaughter has just been born, your grandson has just been born, and you start posting on Facebook.