WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Senate colleagues in a letter to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) expressing their concern over a waiver requested by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) to dramatically reduce track safety inspections and loosen requirements to repair safety defects.   “We are supportive of the deployment of advanced safety technologies; but the Federal Railroad Administration should take care not to allow railroads to become overly reliant on technology,” the Senators wrote in a letter to Drew Feeley, Deputy Administrator of the FRA. “We are concerned that the AAR’s proposal would do just that, reducing the inspections for all track

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and 29 Senate colleagues pushed the Trump administration for answers regarding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) decision to vacate the medical debt rule finalized in January 2025 and re-add medical debt to consumer credit reports. “On April 30, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) asked a court to vacate the agency’s recently released rule to remove medical debt from consumer credit reports,” the Senators wrote in a letter to Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought. “We write to request the information you relied on in making that determination, including any communications with collection agencies

The fire has destroyed the historic Grand Canyon Lodge and continues to burn uncontained across the North Rim of the Grand Canyon ARIZONA – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) are demanding answers from Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum regarding his Department’s handling of the Dragon Bravo fire. The fire, which originated from a lightning strike on July 4th, has since grown to 5,000 acres and has already destroyed between 50 and 80 structures in Grand Canyon National Park, including the historic Grand Canyon Lodge. “There are many questions over the initial decision to treat this fire as a controlled burn and subsequent