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Gallego Statement on Republicans’ Refusal to Fund TSA

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released the following statement after Republicans once again blocked legislation to fund the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and other important DHS functions while talks on ICE and CBP proceed: “Republicans are holding TSA agents’ paychecks, disaster relief, and our national security hostage because they refuse

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Gallego, Colleagues Press DOD for Answers on the School Bombing and Civilian Casualties in Iran

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined 45 Senate colleagues in pressing the Department of Defense to provide answers to the American people on the airstrikes on a school in Minab, Iran and civilian casualties in the Trump Administration’s war on Iran, as well as accountability for those responsible. “We write with

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Gallego, Warren, Hawley, Cortez Masto, Britt Lead Senators in Reintroducing Bill to Hold Executives Accountable After Big Bank Failures

Bill reintroduction comes three years after Silicon Valley Bank’s failure WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Katie Britt (R-AL), and nine additional Senators are reintroducing The Failed Bank Executives Clawback Act of 2026, which would help ensure that big bank executives are

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US Senator Ruben Gallego on his journey from janitor to Congress

How early jobs and military service fuel the fight for working families in Washington. NEW YORK, Feb 6 (Reuters) – The first jobs that shaped U.S. Senator Ruben Gallego’s work ethic were far from the rarefied halls of Capitol Hill. In his teens, Gallego, now 46, hauled drywall on Chicago

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The Hill: Gallego on Trump Greenland takeover push: ‘He is a madman’

Tara Suter [1/20/26] Read the article here. Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) on Monday took a swing at President Trump over his quest to acquire Greenland, saying the president “is not rational right now.” “Well, it seems like European leaders’ strategy so far has been to basically try to deescalate, reason with the president, find some

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KJZZ: Retailers use personal data to charge some people more. Gallego wants algorithmic pricing to stop 

San Dingman [1/20/26] Read the article here. SAM DINGMAN: Last month, Sen. Ruben Gallego introduced the One Fair Price Act, a bill which his office says “would prevent companies from setting individualized prices based on consumers personal data and allow small businesses to better compete with large companies on the

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Ruben's Rundown

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Twelve days ago, Donald Trump took the United States to war with Iran. Since then, seven American service members have been killed and more than 140 have been wounded. Instead of protecting our troops, this administration is making decisions that put them in even greater danger. Oil prices have spiked, American families are paying more at the pump, and the White House is backing off sanctions on Russian oil while Russia shares intelligence with Iran. I know what happens when leaders start wars without a plan. I lived it. I served as a Marine infantryman in Iraq, where every day someone was trying to kill us and where I lost friends who never came home. The people who pay for wars are never the politicians who start them. It’s the American people, the kids from working class neighborhoods who serve and the families waiting for them to come home. That’s why I’m demanding accountability and pushing to stop this war before more Americans pay the price. ---- Follow along on my other channels! INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/gallegoforaz/ X: https://x.com/RubenGallego FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/GallegoforArizona/ BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/gallegoforarizona.com SUBSTACK: https://substack.com/@rubengallego

Twelve days ago, Donald Trump took the United States to war with Iran. Since then, seven American service members have been killed and more than 140 have been wounded.

Instead of protecting our troops, this administration is making decisions that put them in even greater danger. Oil prices have spiked, American families are paying more at the pump, and the White House is backing off sanctions on Russian oil while Russia shares intelligence with Iran.

I know what happens when leaders start wars without a plan. I lived it. I served as a Marine infantryman in Iraq, where every day someone was trying to kill us and where I lost friends who never came home.

The people who pay for wars are never the politicians who start them. It’s the American people, the kids from working class neighborhoods who serve and the families waiting for them to come home.

That’s why I’m demanding accountability and pushing to stop this war before more Americans pay the price.

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Trump’s War Is Making Americans Pay

Sen. Ruben Gallego 5 hours ago

I served in Iraq as a Marine, and what’s happening right now feels painfully familiar. I’ve seen what happens when America gets pulled into a war without clear goals, without an endgame, and without a real plan. The cost isn’t paid by politicians in Washington. It’s paid by the men and women in uniform and by their families for the rest of their lives. In these remarks in Montana, I talk about my own story growing up poor, serving in combat, and why I believe our country is at a crossroads right now. I also talk about the America I still believe in. A country where working families can get ahead, where hard work actually pays off, and where we don’t give up on each other. If we organize, show up, and fight for it, we can still build that country together. Watch the full speech. ___ Follow along on my other channels! INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/gallegoforaz/ X: https://x.com/RubenGallego FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/GallegoforArizona/ BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/gallegoforarizona.com SUBSTACK: https://substack.com/@rubengallego

I served in Iraq as a Marine, and what’s happening right now feels painfully familiar.

I’ve seen what happens when America gets pulled into a war without clear goals, without an endgame, and without a real plan. The cost isn’t paid by politicians in Washington. It’s paid by the men and women in uniform and by their families for the rest of their lives.

In these remarks in Montana, I talk about my own story growing up poor, serving in combat, and why I believe our country is at a crossroads right now.

I also talk about the America I still believe in. A country where working families can get ahead, where hard work actually pays off, and where we don’t give up on each other.

If we organize, show up, and fight for it, we can still build that country together.

Watch the full speech.

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Iraq War Veteran: Trump Is Repeating The Same Mistake

Sen. Ruben Gallego 03/11/2026 11:09 am

I served in Iraq, and the conversations happening right now bring back a lot of memories. Living with PTSD means weeks like this aren’t easy. I think about the men I served with, my friends, my best friends, and the ones who never made it home. What worries me most is that we might be making the same mistakes that sent many of us to war in 2005. When leaders can’t clearly explain what victory looks like, it raises serious questions about how this conflict ends and how long America could be involved. We owe it to the people who served, and to the families who sacrificed, to ask those questions before history repeats itself. Watch the full interview to hear why this moment is so personal for me. ___ Follow along on my other channels! INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/gallegoforaz/ X: https://x.com/RubenGallego FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/GallegoforArizona/ BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/gallegoforarizona.com SUBSTACK: https://substack.com/@rubengallego

I served in Iraq, and the conversations happening right now bring back a lot of memories.

Living with PTSD means weeks like this aren’t easy. I think about the men I served with, my friends, my best friends, and the ones who never made it home.

What worries me most is that we might be making the same mistakes that sent many of us to war in 2005. When leaders can’t clearly explain what victory looks like, it raises serious questions about how this conflict ends and how long America could be involved.

We owe it to the people who served, and to the families who sacrificed, to ask those questions before history repeats itself.

Watch the full interview to hear why this moment is so personal for me.
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I Served in Iraq. I’m Worried We’re Repeating the Same Mistakes.

Sen. Ruben Gallego 03/11/2026 10:02 am

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