Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Representatives Ro Khanna (D-CA-17) and Don Bacon (R-NE-02) introduced a Sense of Congress bill affirming the United States’ partnership with Denmark and Greenland and recognizing our responsibility to comply with treaty obligations and solve any disputes peacefully. “The United States’ longstanding partnership with Denmark and Greenland is based on shared democratic […]
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a Marine Corps combat veteran who served in Iraq, released the following statement after Republicans voted to block the Venezuela War Powers Resolution offered by Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia: “I fought in Iraq, and I know what happens when we rush into a war that doesn’t need to […]
PHOENIX — Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Protect Our Care Arizona to hold Republicans in Congress accountable for doubling, tripling, and even quadrupling the premiums of over 370,000 Arizonans by ending the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits that keep coverage affordable for millions of hard-working families. Instead, Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans have prioritized giving […]
The four-pillar plan includes short- and long-term solutions to address America’s housing affordability crisis WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released his plan to tackle America’s housing affordability crisis, “The Path Home: Rebuilding the American Dream and Restoring Housing Affordability.” The plan lays out Senator Gallego’s vision to build more, build faster, and ensure working people can afford the […]
The four-pillar plan includes short- and long-term solutions to address America’s housing affordability crisis WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) today released his plan to tackle America’s housing affordability crisis. “The Path Home: Rebuilding the American Dream and Restoring Housing Affordability,” lays out Senator Gallego’s vision to build more, build faster, and ensure working people can afford the […]
WASHINGTON — Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly introduced the Yavapai-Apache Nation Water Rights Settlement Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation to ratify and fund the Yavapai-Apache Nation Water Rights Settlement Agreement. The bill resolves the Nation’s longstanding water rights claims, strengthens water reliability in the Verde Valley, and helps protect flows in the Verde River. The Yavapai-Apache Nation Water Rights Settlement Act authorizes $1.039 […]
PHOENIX – In Phoenix last weekend, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) met with Arizonans across the Valley and took questions from local media on the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement and a potential ICE crackdown in Phoenix. Senator Gallego’s stops included a visit to the Visionary Boxing Club to meet with boxing legend David Benavidez and a visit to the […]
WASHINGTON – Following Trump’s attack in Venezuela this weekend, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), an Iraq combat veteran, has been speaking out against the administration’s dangerous, short-sighted military action. Before the Senate voted to advance Senator Kaine’s War Powers Resolution, Senator Gallego spoke on the Senate floor to highlight the parallels between the administration’s military actions in Venezuela and the lead up to the war […]
WASHINGTON — On the 15th anniversary of the January 8, 2011, shooting in Tucson, Arizona, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) backed a bipartisan, bicameral resolution honoring the six people killed, the survivors whose lives were forever changed, and former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, whose courage and leadership have inspired a national movement to end gun violence and reject political violence. […]
ARIZONA – Arizona has reached a historic settlement with Riverview, LLP that will reduce the company’s groundwater use and deliver $11 million to impacted residents for well-drilling, water-hauling and groundwater access. The agreement follows sustained pressure from then-Representative Ruben Gallego, who previously called on Riverview to improve its water resource management and take responsibility for its impact […]