Press Releases
Gallego, Senators Call for Investigation into Corporate Landlord for Hiking Rent for Military Families
“These findings raise significant concerns that landlords are profiteering by taking taxpayer money that is intended to support military families.” WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee led a letter to Secretary of the Department of Defense (DoD), Pete Hegseth, calling for an investigation into whether landlords may be using property management software company RealPage’s services to price gouge military families. “Our military families already sacrifice so much to serve our nation, often having to
Gallego Calls on Meta to Protect Free Speech and Stop Censoring Abortion Information
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) urged Meta to protect free speech and ensure its platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, do not hide or restrict important information about abortion access. Recent reports show that posts about obtaining abortion pills were removed or hidden on Instagram and Facebook, and that some accounts were suspended before being restored. “I am deeply concerned at the chilling effect that suppressing content related to abortion has towards women,” Senator Gallego wrote. “Women around the country rely on medicated abortion as a safe and effective way to address deeply personal health decisions. With more and more people getting their information from social media, it is
Gallego Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act
WASHINGTON – Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) co-sponsored the bipartisan Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances (FRS) as Schedule I drugs under the Controlled Substances Act. This legislation will give law enforcement the tools they need to keep extremely lethal and dangerous drugs off our streets and streamline scientific research on these substances. “We cannot stand by while fentanyl continues to devastate families in Arizona. This bill gives law enforcement the tools they need to crack down on traffickers and keep our communities safe,” said Senator Gallego. “I will continue to fight to keep fentanyl off our streets because Arizonans’ lives are on the