WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee and a Marine combat veteran, supported legislation to make certain the rate of disability compensation and other financial benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for veterans and military survivors keep pace with rising costs and inflation. The Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment of 2025 (COLA) Act will increase certain VA benefits including disability compensation, clothing allowances and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children to reflect the reality of increases in the everyday cost of living. “Our veterans put their lives on the line for this country, and we

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced a resolution reaffirming that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has no authority to arrest, detain, interrogate, or deport U.S. citizens. “ICE exists to enforce immigration law, so it should be a no-brainer: U.S. citizens can’t be detained by ICE. But in Trump’s America, citizens are being thrown into detention centers just because of how they look to meet an arbitrary quota. It’s outrageous and illegal,” said Senator Gallego. “I introduced this resolution to make it clear that the Senate stands against this rogue and unlawful behavior.” This comes after multiple reports of U.S. citizens being wrongfully arrested, detained, interrogated, and deported, including

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) supported the Stop the Scammers Act to restore critical Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) funding and authorize the CFPB to reward whistleblowers who report wrongdoing.   This legislation follows the passage of the Republican tax bill, which slashed CFPB funding in half and removed vital protections for victims of scams and fraud and people experiencing unfair, deceptive, and abusive practices from financial institutions. “The Republican tax bill was a gift to ultra-wealthy corporations at the expense of working families. By slashing CFBP funding, it gave scammers and shady businesses a free pass to rip people off,” said Senator Gallego. “This bill restores the