Press Releases
Gallego, Colleagues Call for Large-Scale Expansion of Humanitarian Aid in Gaza and Resumption of Diplomatic Efforts to Secure a Ceasefire and End the War
Senators lay out needed humanitarian and diplomatic next steps in letter to Middle East Special Envoy and Secretary of State after latest round of ceasefire talks faltered last week WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined 38 Senators expressing unified alarm about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, called for the large-scale expansion of humanitarian aid, and urged the Trump Administration to resume diplomatic efforts to secure a ceasefire agreement and end the war. “The acute humanitarian crisis in Gaza is also unsustainable and worsens by the day. Hunger and malnutrition are widespread, and, alarmingly, deaths due to starvation, especially among children, are increasing. The ‘Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’
Gallego, Kelly, Stanton, Ansari Call on Trump Administration to Preserve Federal Support for College Readiness Programs in Arizona
WASHINGTON – Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ), along with Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) called on the Trump administration to reverse its decision to abruptly cancel grants to support low-income and first-generation college-bound students in Southern Arizona. “The cancellation of TRIO Upward Bound grants at Pima Community College will deprive first- generation and low-income Arizonan youth of transformative opportunities for academic and professional growth. It will put a post-secondary education further out of reach, and it will adversely impact workforce readiness in Arizona,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon. On May 29, Pima Community College (PCC) was notified
Following Calls from Gallego, Kelly, Stanton, and Ansari, Trump Administration Unfreezes Remaining $110 Million in Education Funding for Arizona
WASHINGTON—Following calls from Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ), and Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), the Trump administration today released more than $110 million in withheld federal education dollars for the State of Arizona. “I’m glad the Trump Administration backed down and unfroze the Congressionally-appropriated grants it was withholding from Arizona schools, but that money should never have been frozen in the first place,” said Senator Gallego. “The funding freeze forced schools to delay hiring and scramble to adjust just weeks before the school year starts. It created chaos for educators and uncertainty for families. I’m glad it’s over and proud to have fought to make it happen.” “After our