Press Releases
The Trump administration recently announced it would end the Energy Star program, which saves households an average of $450 a year on their energy bills WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is fighting to save the Environmental Protect Agency’s (EPA) Energy Star program, which saves Arizonans money by providing independent assurance that everything from appliances to homes are […]
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined 29 Senate colleagues in urging the Senate Committee on Appropriations to fund the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program at a minimum of $270 million for Fiscal Year 2026. Amid a nationwide shortage of police officers, the COPS Hiring Program is critical for keeping communities safe and […]
WASHINGTON — Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and colleagues from the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee urged the U.S. Department of the Interior Acting Inspector General (IG) Caryl Brzymialkiewicz to evaluate the extent to which the Trump Administration’s workforce reductions at the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) prevent the agency from fulfilling its statutory mission and implementing […]
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) supported two bipartisan bills, the VA Home Loan Awareness Act and the Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act, to make it easier for those who have served their communities and our country to buy a home. “The teachers, first responders, and veterans who serve Arizona and our nation […]
Legislation would extend and enhance lending and credit to more Americans WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) backed bipartisan legislation to strengthen and expand Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI), which play a critical role in bringing capital and financial services to a wide range of small businesses, homeowners and housing developers. The CDFI Bond Guarantee Program Improvement […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) sent a letter to General Services Administration (GSA) Acting Administrator Stephen Ehikian and other officials demanding answers on a reported plan to cancel the lease for the NLRB Region 28 Phoenix office, which investigates unfair labor practices and protects the right of workers […]
“Finite ICE resources should be focused on removing individuals who pose genuine threats to public safety, such as gang members and violent offenders, not people complying with the law.” WASHINGTON – Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly and Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04) andYassamin Ansari (AZ-03) demanded answers from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement […]
“These reckless disruptions will have unnecessary and lasting negative impacts on Arizona survivors of domestic violence and reduce public safety” WASHINGTON – Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly, alongside Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Attorney General Pam Bondi urging them to reverse recent […]
WASHINTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) urged the Trump Administration to reverse its decision to withdraw from the 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement (TSA). In a letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Senator Gallego and 15 Congressional lawmakers warn that terminating the agreement will cause widespread American job losses, large price increases for consumers, and significant disruptions […]
‘The solution to government overreach isn’t more government overreach,’ Gallego states. WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) condemned Senate Republicans for overstepping their authority with more government overreach by abusing the Congressional Review Act. “Republicans aren’t interested in improving the lives of hardworking Americans, they just want to score cheap political points. I won’t go along with […]