WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced a bill to protect striking workers from their employers terminating their health care benefits. The Striking and Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection Act would protect workers’ health care benefits and prevent employers from using their power to cancel or alter health insurance for workers exercising their right to strike. “Cutting off a worker’s health insurance during a strike is not negotiation, it’s a retaliation, and it’s unacceptable,” said Senator Gallego. “This bill makes sure that workers have the freedom to organize without having their families’ health held over their heads. No one should be punished for standing up for better

The Trump administration recently announced it would end the Energy Star program, which saves households an average of $450 a year on their energy bills WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is fighting to save the Environmental Protect Agency’s (EPA) Energy Star program, which saves Arizonans money by providing independent assurance that everything from appliances to homes are energy efficient investments. Despite decades of success and bipartisan support, the Trump administration plans on ending the program. “With energy prices continuing to be a top concern for American families, programs like Energy Star are more critical than ever. By choosing Energy Star products, a typical household can save

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined 29 Senate colleagues in urging the Senate Committee on Appropriations to fund the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program at a minimum of $270 million for Fiscal Year 2026.   Amid a nationwide shortage of police officers, the COPS Hiring Program is critical for keeping communities safe and reducing taxpayer costs related to crime by providing funding directly to law enforcement agencies to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. “The COPS Hiring Program represents a fiscally responsible solution to ensure that our communities remain safe. CHP provides funds directly to law enforcement agencies to