The National Labor Relations Board Region 28 office in Phoenix, previously scheduled for closure, will remain open after push back from the Senators WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced that the National Labor Relations Board Region 28 office will remain open. Originally slated to have its lease terminated by General Services Administration (GSA) at the direction of DOGE, the agency reversed the termination decision after the Senators sent a letter last month condemning the office closure. “The NLRB plays a vital role in protecting workers’ rights across the country. Closing the Region 28 office would have cut workers

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced the Postpartum Lifeline Act to require 12 months of full postpartum health coverage for new mothers under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This comes as Republicans are poised to make massive cuts to Medicaid that would threaten postpartum care.   “Republicans are abandoning mothers at one of the most vulnerable times in their lives — the year after giving birth. They say they are pro-family but their actions speak differently. My wife just gave birth, and I cannot imagine if we did not have access to post-natal checkups over the next year,” said Senator Gallego. Most states, including Arizona since

WASHINGTON – On Flag Day, Senator Gallego (D-AZ) announced his support for the bipartisan Make American Flags in America Act of 2025. This bill would close loopholes in existing law to ensure that American flags displayed on federal property or purchased by federal agencies are manufactured completely in the United States from American materials. “Flying the American flag is an act of patriotism, and it should be backed by American jobs and American materials,” said Senator Gallego. “It’s just common sense that our government should only buy flags made in the US. This bill closes the loopholes to ensure we do.” In 2024, Congress passed and the President signed into law