Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Representative Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) introduced the bicameral Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act last week, legislation to protect and expand Social Security benefits for older adults. As Social Security benefits have failed to accurately account for rising costs and inflation, the Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly spoke on the Senate floor to call on the Senate to pass their resolution demanding the swearing in of Rep-elect Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07). Republican Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) objected and blocked unanimous consent to pass the resolution. Watch Senator Gallego’s and Kelly’s speeches HERE and read them below: Senator Gallego: “I rise today on […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined the Symposium on Young American Men at the National Press Club to discuss how shared purpose and community can help young men build stronger bonds in the age of isolation. Gallego joined Antong Lucky, President and CEO of Urban Specialists; Wynn Smiley, CEO of Alpha Tau Omega and Chairman of […]
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and a group of 29 Senators pressed the Trump Administration to halt illegal efforts to shut down the Department of Education’s administration and enforcement of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). A recent report from the Washington Post revealed that the Administration is working to move enforcement of IDEA, which guarantees educational opportunities and […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released the following statement on the start of the Affordable Care Act’s open enrollment season: “Today, families across the country are starting to sign up for next year’s health coverage, and they’re seeing that the affordable care they relied on is now out of reach. Because Republicans refused to extend the […]
Senators Stress Need to Ensure Competition in Rail Industry, Potential Impacts on U.S. Ag Producers WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and 17 bipartisan colleagues called on the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to closely scrutinize the proposed merger of Union Pacific Railroad (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS) Railway and ensure competition in the railroad industry over […]
WASHINGTON — Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) supports the GUARD Act, bipartisan legislation to protect children from AI chatbots. This legislation would ban AI companions for minors, mandate AI chatbots disclose its non-human status, and create new crimes for companies who make AI for minors that solicits or produces sexual content. “It’s absurd that AI companies are […]
WASHINGTON — Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and the Senate Democratic Caucus in introducing the Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act of 2025, legislation that prevents the Trump Administration from illegally withholding available funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). The […]
WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Dave McCormick (R-PA) today introduced the Nitazene Control Act. The bipartisan legislation works to permanently schedule the entire class of nitazenes under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, closing loopholes that traffickers exploit by making slight chemical changes to evade enforcement. READ MORE: Lawmakers race to stop ‘next fentanyl crisis’ with crackdown […]
WASHINGTON—Today, legislation led by Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly to rename the federal building in Tucson as the “Raúl M. Grijalva Federal Building” was approved by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. The bill to honor the life and legacy of the late Southern Arizona congressman is now eligible to receive a vote on the […]