ARIZONA – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) visited the towns of Globe and Miami to survey the damage of historic flooding that killed three people in Arizona last week, hear directly from impacted residents and small business owners, and thank first responders and volunteers supporting recovery efforts. Senator Gallego joined Globe Mayor Al Gameros, Vice Mayor Mike Stapleton, Councilman Mike Pastor, and other city officials for a briefing at City Hall before walking through flood damaged areas, including Broad Street, the area hardest hit by flash flooding. Senator Gallego surveys the flood damage in Globe’s historic downtown Gallego met Liz and Annie Villalobos, third- and fourth-generation owners of La Casita Café,

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined CNN’s Kasie Hunt to underscore what this government shutdown is about: affordable health care for millions of Americans. Senator Gallego emphasized that if Republicans refuse to negotiate, 24 million Americans will see their health care costs skyrocket or lose coverage altogether. Gallego: “24 million Americans are going to have their premiums increased November 1st. That’s what matters here. That’s what I want to fix. I represent the state with the most Republicans of any Democratic senator. What I hear about is the fact that people are worried about the cost of everything. And on November 1st, hundreds of thousands of

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released the following statement on the federal government shutdown: “What it comes down to is that Republicans want a $23 billion tax hike on the middle class. Americans are already struggling with rising prices, and the fact that Republicans want to make their monthly bills go up even more shows that they hate working people. “Make no mistake, this shutdown is Trump and Republicans’ fault. Democrats have made it clear that we will support a budget that continues the Affordable Care Act premium tax credits. These tax credits have helped 13 million working Americans get the care they need.