Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined The Moment with Jorge and Paola Ramos to talk Latino voters, immigration, Democrats’ path forward, authenticity, and the American Dream. Watch the conversation here in English with Spanish subtitles and read excerpts below: On authenticity and trust in politics: Gallego: “I think for me, the most important thing that I’ve learned is […]
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined 27 senators in a joint letter calling on the Trump Administration to immediately open “window-shopping” for Americans that use Healthcare.gov to purchase health insurance through the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces, just days ahead open enrollment. “Now more than ever, working families need to understand the consequences of Republicans’ […]
WASHINGTON—El senador por Arizona, el demócrata Rubén Gallego, emitió la siguiente declaración: “El congresista Juan Ciscomani no está en Washington porque está protegiendo a los pedófilos en la lista de Epstein. Hubo al menos 15 víctimas latinas de Epstein, y la mayoría eran inmigrantes que necesitaban dinero. Tenemos que llevar ante la justicia a los perpetradores […]
Holiday travelers could face higher costs and fewer rights thanks to Trump’s consumer protection rollbacks WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and 17 Senate colleagues urged the DOT to reconsider its decision to roll back consumer protections for airline passengers that built on the bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Act. Specifically, Trump’s Department of Transportation (DOT) is rolling back protections […]
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined all Banking Committee Democrats in sending a letter to Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Russell Vought raising concerns about new evidence that he plans to illegally shut down the CFPB. The agency has returned over $21 billion directly to Americans cheated or scammed by Wall Street and […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and 15 Senate colleagues wrote to U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Greer calling out the Trump administration’s harmful and undeveloped plan to import more beef from Argentina, which will harm American ranchers. “We write in strong opposition to the Administration’s undeveloped plan to increase imports of Argentinian beef,” the Senators wrote. “This announcement […]
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) sat down with NBC’s Kristen Welker on Meet the Press yesterday to talk the latest on the ongoing Republican-led government shutdown and Democrats’ fight to keep costs from rising for 24 million Americans, Trump’s illegal and reckless military strikes in the Caribbean, and the president’s ‘main priority’ right now, destroying […]
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with multiple media appearances, videos, and an op-ed about his work in the Senate to make sure every Latino family in Arizona has a fair shot at the American Dream. In his op-ed for La Opinión, “The Latino Story is the American Story,” Senator Gallego highlighted […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly, along with Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon laying out how the Trump administration’s politically motivated layoffs within the Impact Aid office will jeopardize critical funding for Arizona school districts serving tribal lands, military bases, and other federally impacted areas. “As […]
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined MSNBC’s Ali Vitali to discuss the latest on the ongoing Republican-led government shutdown, the Republican leadership crisis, and the urgent need to prevent health care premiums from doubling for millions of Americans. Watch the full interview here and read excerpts from the conversation below: On protecting SNAP and ensuring every federal […]