PHOENIX—Today in Phoenix, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) hosted a roundtable discussion with leaders of healthcare organizations to examine the potentially devastating cuts to Medicaid and their far-reaching impact on Arizona families and healthcare providers.  This comes as earlier this week, House Republicans passed a Budget Resolution that instructs the Energy and Commerce Committee to make $880 billion in cuts. These cuts would impact the millions of Arizonans who use Medicaid or the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), since roughly three-quarters of its funding comes from the federal government. Over 30% of Arizonans rely on Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program in rural areas in

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) announced that Arizonan Kyle Rahn, a disabled veteran and federal worker who was recently fired due to Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts to the federal workforce, will accompany him to watch President Trump’s State of the Union address in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, March 4th.   Kyle Rahn, a North Phoenix resident, is a disabled Army veteran who served three tours in Iraq before continuing his public service as a civilian at the Department of Defense and later at the Department of Homeland Security as a national security professional. Despite 16 years of dedicated public service and his perfect record as an

PHOENIX – Last night, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) spoke to over 3,000 Arizonans during his first telephone town hall. Sen. Gallego was able to hear directly from constituents about their concerns over threats to Social Security and Medicaid, housing prices, and federal layoffs.  “Last night made it clear that the dangerous game being played by Donald Trump and Elon Musk, with their reckless attempts to gut the federal government, is not sitting well with Arizonans. People are scared they could lose access to their health care, VA benefits, and even their jobs. This uncertainty and chaos is creating real fear among families who deserve stability and security,” Senator