WASHINGTON – Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly announced that the Hopi Tribe has been awarded $4,165,796 from the Department of Energy to deploy a 250-kW solar powered microgrid that will power two wells at the remote, unelectrified Side Rock well field on the Hopi Reservation. These wells will deliver water to the villages of Upper and Lower Moenkopi via a pipeline that is currently in development as part of the ongoing Side Rock Water Supply project and will replace the current water source which is projected to be insufficient for community needs by 2025.  “I’m excited to announce that the Hopi Tribe has been awarded over $4

ARIZONA – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) made his first visit to Cochise County since being elected to the U.S. Senate where he heard directly from Arizonans on border security, cuts to Medicaid, and veterans programs.   Senator Gallego started the day at the Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry in Douglas, where he met with local leaders to discuss the need for modernized border infrastructure and the economic impact of cross-border trade. “I hope people will continue to push for investments at the border. We all benefit as a state, as a country, with a strong Douglas and a strong Southern Arizona economy,”said Senator Gallego.  Gallego

PHOENIX – Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly hosted a town hall in Phoenix to hear directly from Arizonans about the real-life consequences of Republican-led efforts to cut Medicaid. These proposed cuts would strip health care from working families, seniors, and people with disabilities in order to give tax breaks to the wealthy and big corporations. Senators Gallego and Kelly hear from Arizonans at town hall AHCCCS, Arizona’s Medicaid program, provides health care for more than two million Arizonans, including over 750,000 who gained coverage through Arizona’s Medicaid expansion and Proposition 204. AHCCCS ensures low-income families, seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities can access essential medical