WASHINGTON – This week, during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Ranking Member of the Energy Subcommittee, questioned Trump administration nominees to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on how they plan to ensure reliable, affordable energy at a time when energy prices are increasing at twice the rate of inflation. Watch Senator Gallego’s full remarks HERE. In the face of rising energy demand and the need to boost energy production, Senator Gallego began his questioning by asking nominees David LaCerte and Laura Swett about their commitment to grid reliability, which can be a matter of life and death in Arizona and

Bill comes as Trump and Republicans in Congress continue to falsely claim their tax bill eliminated taxes on Social Security benefits WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced the You Earn It, You Keep It Act to eliminate federal taxes on Social Security benefits, without impacting the Social Security Trust Fund. “Like a lot of Americans, I’ve been paying into Social Security since my first job at fourteen. But despite decades of paying into the system, seniors are still forced to pay taxes on their hard-earned benefits – all while the ultra-wealthy barley pay into the system at all,” said Senator Gallego. “Trump claimed

WASHINGTON – Today, during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Hearing, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) questioned Federal Reserve Board of Governors nominee Stephen Miran about his commitment to preserving the independent, nonpolitical role of the Federal Reserve. Watch Senator Gallego’s questioning HERE. During his questioning, Senator Gallego reminded Miran of the economic disaster that occurred during the 1970s when the Federal Reserve – led then by President Nixon’s former counselor Arthur Burns – caved to political pressure to lower interest rates. “What happened to the economy and to the independence of the Federal Reserve under Richard Nixon while Mr. Burns was chairman of the Federal Reserve? … Would