Press Releases
WASHINGTON – During a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) questioned Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Doug Burgum on the President’s FY27 Budget Request for the Department. During the hearing, Gallego emphasized that any budget proposal must protect Arizona’s water security, prioritize energy costs, and uphold Tribal commitments. Watch Senator […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, voted against Kevin Warsh to be Chair of the Federal Reserve (Fed). “The Federal Reserve is critical to ensuring Americans can afford groceries, find a job, buy a home, and much more. To do that, the Fed must […]
WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tina Smith (D-MN), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) called on Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair nominee Kevin Warsh to clarify discrepancies between his testimony before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and public statements from President Trump regarding […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), along with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Mark Warner (D-VA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), sent a letter to Kevin Warsh, President Trump’s nominee for Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair, regarding his failure to adequately respond to their questions […]
WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) are introducing the No Oil Profits for Enemies (NOPE) Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) and restore congressional oversight of U.S. sanctions on Russia. This bill aims to prevent Russia from profiting off ongoing hostilities with Iran. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Tim Kaine (D-VA) cosponsored […]
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) called on the Trump administration to address the federal government’s delayed coordination and security commitments ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be held throughout North America in June and July. The event will include 78 matches played in nearly a dozen U.S. cities and is expected to […]
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined 35 Senate colleagues in raising strong concerns about the reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “We write with strong concerns regarding the announced reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service (USFS),” wrote the Senators. “While we have expressed support for improving the operations of the […]
WASHINGTON — Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined colleagues in introducing the Absentee and Mail Voter Protection Act (Absentee MVP Act) to block President Trump’s illegal and unconstitutional executive order attacking mail and absentee ballots, and protect the right to vote by mail. “I have voted in every election by mail since 2006. Voting by mail is safe, secure, […]
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) pressed Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on the President’s FY 2027 Budget Request for the Department of Energy. Watch Senator Gallego’s questioning here. The Senator began his questioning by highlighting the Department’s recent changes to environmental, safety, and security rules to make […]
WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego, Dick Durbin (D-IL), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) called on the Trump administration to impose sanctions on Russian officials under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, citing reports that Russia is using human trafficking and forced labor to support its war in Ukraine. “We write to urge the Department of the Treasury and the […]