Press Releases
Gallego Statement on GENIUS Act Senate Passage
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
What They Are Saying: Congressional Republicans to Cut Access to Health Care and Raise Costs
ARIZONA – As Republicans in Congress push to pass a budget bill that will rip health care away from millions of Americans – including over 300,000 Arizonans – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is hearing from Arizona stakeholders on how these cuts will affect families. Last week, Senator Gallego released a report highlighting the chaos it will have on Arizonans while Senate Republicans continue negotiations on the bill: Read more from the Senator on the issue HERE. Here’s what health care leaders are saying in Arizona: “If this budget proposal passes, many Community Health Centers across Arizona will be forced to close or substantially cut services. These centers are
Gallego, Colleagues Lead Caucus in Rejecting Republicans’ Billionaire Tax Scam, Calling for Real Tax Relief for American Families
“Republicans should not increase costs for working families in order to cut taxes for ultra-millionaires, billionaires, and wealthy corporations.” WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), along with Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) led the entire Democratic caucus in urging Republican Leader John Thune (R-SD) and Senate Finance Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID) to abandon their plan to cut taxes for billionaires and instead work together to help American families. “Republicans should abandon their partisan plan to raise costs for working families to pay for tax cuts for the ultra-rich. Instead, we are eager to work on bipartisan legislation to provide tax relief and lower costs for American families