Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) spoke with Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, María Corina Machado during a bipartisan meeting alongside Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Rick Scott (R-FL), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), John Curtis (R-UT), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Bernie Moreno (R-OH), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Angus […]
Raises standards for ICE operations to protect communities and ensure public safety WASHINGTON — Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly introduced the bicameral Stop Excessive Force in Immigration Act, legislation to set clear use-of-force standards, increase transparency, and strengthen accountability for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations—protecting communities while ensuring officers can safely address public […]
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 […]