Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and 39 Democratic colleagues introduced the Military and Federal Employee Protection Act, which would provide a one-time appropriation to pay servicemembers, federal employees, and contractors who have missed any compensation from October 1 to the date the bill is enacted as a result of the government shutdown. The bill ensures that […]
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) penned an open letter to Arizona health insurance companies urging them to immediately notify consumers about the potential for significant premium increases if the Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits are allowed to expire at the end of this year. “Insurance companies, which provide health coverage to over 24 […]
WASHINGTON — Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) today joined 45 of his colleagues in writing a letter to Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins calling on the USDA to release billions of dollars at its disposal to ensure Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits continue in November. 923,400 Arizonans—including 378,162 children—receive SNAP benefits. Nationwide, approximately 42 million […]
Senators press President to reinforce opposition to territorial annexation after Gaza ceasefire plan omits mention of West Bank WASHINGTON — Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and 45 other Senate Democrats urged President Donald Trump to reinforce his stated opposition to the State of Israel’s annexation of territory in the West Bank amidst ongoing focus on implementing and […]
ARIZONA – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined The Arizona Republic’s Ron Hansen on The Gaggle Podcast to discuss the ongoing government shutdown, Trump’s immigration raids, accountability in a post-Trump America, and news of the day. Listen here, and read excerpts from the conversation below: On the Republican shutdown and Republicans’ plan to raise health care costs for […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined the American Business Immigration Coalition (ABIC) CEO Rebecca Shi and Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Monica Villalobos to discuss bipartisan, practical immigration solutions. In May, Senator Gallego introduced his five-pillar framework, “Securing the Border and Fueling Economic Prosperity,” endorsed by ABIC, to address the broken state of […]
WASHINGTON – During a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) pressed experts on how to strengthen disaster recovery and mitigation programs for communities like Globe and Miami in Arizona, where recent historic flooding devastated neighborhoods and business, claiming three lives, in addition to the dozens of other lives lost to extreme […]
WASHINGTON – Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly joined 30 of their colleagues in demanding the Trump administration immediately restore the Solar for All program, which helps working-class families afford rooftop and community-based solar energy – helping to lower their home energy costs. In a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, the senators condemned the administration’s […]
The historic ROAD to Housing Act is a critical first step in addressing Arizona’s housing crisis WASHINGTON – Last night, the Senate passed the ROAD to Housing Act as part of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bipartisan legislation, which Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) helped shape as a member of the Banking, Housing, and Urban […]
Gallego Also Blasts Trump’s Usage of the National Guard WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate passed the bipartisan Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes key national security provisions that Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) led on and supported. “The passage of this bipartisan NDAA is good news for Arizona and our national security,” said Senator Gallego. “I […]