WASHINGTON – Today, on the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) announced he is supporting the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, legislation that would update and restore critical safeguards of the original Voting Rights Act.   This legislation is especially relevant in Texas where, following historic disapproval of Congressional Republicans’ tax bill, Texas state lawmakers are looking to add five additional Republican House seats. The move comes in direct response to President Trump’s fears that voters may flip the House in the 2026 midterms. “The Voting Rights Act used to be a point of pride for both parties. In 2006, Republicans

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a Marine combat veteran, helped secure key priorities for service members and veterans in Arizona and nationwide in this year’s Senate Military Construction and Veterans Affairs (MilCon-VA) Appropriations bill, one of three bills included in the first funding package advanced by the Senate for fiscal year 2026 (FY26). The legislation includes Gallego-led provisions to expand access to health care and suicide prevention resources, invest in mental health and addiction treatment, protect survivor benefits, support veteran housing, and support Arizona military construction projects like the Luke AFB Child Development Center.   “At a time when our VA is under attack, I’m proud

Ag bill includes more than $2.7 million for rural Arizona fire, police, and flood protection projects and major investments in food assistance, rural housing, Tribal colleges, and water infrastructure WASHINGTON – Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly announced that they advanced major investments for Arizona communities in the Senate’s annual Agriculture and Rural Development funding bill, including six Arizona projects to upgrade fire and police facilities and improve flood control infrastructure. The bill also supports drought resilience, food assistance, rural housing, and Tribal and Hispanic-serving institutions. It next heads to the House of Representatives where it must pass before going to the president’s desk to be signed