The Dads Matter Act of 2025 aims to improve maternal health outcomes through promoting fatherhood engagement WASHINGTON– Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve maternal health outcomes by promoting fatherhood engagement. The Dads Matter Act of 2025 would direct the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to raise awareness about father inclusion and engagement through a public awareness campaign and to provide state-level guidance aimed at strengthening the role of fathers in supporting healthy mothers and babies. “Too many women in Arizona die from pregnancy-related causes. This bill helps reverse this trend by recognizing that engaged fathers

Letter comes after Kroger, which owns Fry’s Food Stores in Arizona, was found to be leaving up old discount tags and overcharging customers WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is demanding answers and accountability from Kroger CEO, Ronald Sargent, after a recent investigation found that discount tags in 14 states, including Arizona, had expired sale tags for which Kroger was charging more than the sale price at the time of checkout. The investigation revealed that this practice was occurring on over 150 items, producing average overcharges of about $1.70 per item, an average 18% markup over the discount price consumers were expecting to pay. READ MORE: Kroger Stores

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Ranking Member of the Digital Assets Subcommittee, issued the following statement on Senate passage of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act: “Today’s strong bipartisan passage of the GENIUS Act is proof of what can be achieved through honest negations and a willingness to work across the aisle. With the GENIUS Act’s passage, we are meaningfully closer to a stablecoin regulatory landscape in the U.S. that provides clear rules of the road, protects consumers, and holds bad actors accountable. “I look forward to seeing this bill pass the House with equally strong bipartisan support and get