Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a Marine combat veteran, joined the Elizabeth Dole Foundation’s CEO Steve Schwab for a conversation on his journey from the Marines to the U.S. Senate and the role of public policy in supporting caregivers of our nation’s veterans. “There is something to be said about being at home, being […]
WASHINGTON – During a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) pressed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on the department’s overspending and what she’s doing to combat cartel recruitment of American teens on social media. Watch Senator Gallego’s questioning HERE. Senator Gallego started his questioning by highlighting his new […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) helped introduce the Combating Cartels on Social Media Act, which cracks down on cartels’ dangerous recruitment of teenagers through social media to conduct illegal smuggling and trafficking. Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and James Lankford (R-OK) and Representatives Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-6) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-6) introduced the bill. Cartels have been using social media apps like Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok to recruit Americans—including teens—to smuggle […]
WASHINGTON – Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly, alongside Representatives Greg Stanton (D-AZ-04) and Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-03), responded to a new report from the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) showing that 300,679 Arizonans would lose their health insurance under House Republicans’ proposed plan to fund tax breaks for billionaires. The House Republican bill would result in 190,993 Arizonans losing […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Ranking Member of the Digital Assets Subcommittee, issued the following statement on his vote on cloture on the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act: “This evening, I will vote to advance consideration of the GENIUS Act. After weeks of negotiations, we are headed in a direction that […]
“This is not just a policy debate. It’s about the lives and livelihoods of millions of people. It’s about our values as a nation and our economic prosperity and security.” — Senator Gallego WASHINGTON – On Thursday, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined business leaders to discuss bipartisan, practical immigration solutions, including the introduction of his 5 pillar framework, […]
Gallego is raising the alarm after the CFPB quietly canceled a rule to prevent Americans’ personal data from being sold without their consent WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is demanding action to prevent Americans’ private, personal data from being collected and sold without their consent. In a letter to Acting Director of the Consumer Financial […]
ARIZONA – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released his new plan to address the broken state of America’s border and immigration system. As a senator of a border state Senator Gallego intimately understands the nuances of border security and immigration reform. The five-pillar framework, “Securing the Border and Fueling Economic Prosperity,” emphasizes the importance of strengthening border security and restoring […]
The members called attention to how Trump’s policies are raising prices for parents WASHINGTON — Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-03), and Congressman and Congressional Dads Caucus Chair Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) held a press conference on how President Trump’s policies are placing a “baby tax” on parents and raising costs on essentials. The members were joined […]
Many large corporations have already announced price hikes, even before tariffs take effect WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) led 31 of their Senate and House colleagues in demanding the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigate which large companies are using the Trump Administration’s […]