Press Releases
Lawmakers: “Leaving this program unstaffed is unacceptable and endangers the lives of countless Americans.” WASHINGTON – Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly, alongside Representatives Greg Stanton (D-AZ-04) and Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-03), are demanding answers from Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about the abrupt termination of all employees responsible for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) that […]
BRATISLAVA – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) met with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, Defense Minister Robert Kalinak, and State Secretary Marek Estok on April 12th to discuss key issues facing Slovakia and the broader region. During the meeting, Senator Gallego reiterated the importance of Slovakia’s continued support for Ukraine in the face of Russian […]
WASHINGTON — Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Dave McCormick (R-PA), and Katie Britt (R-AL) introduced the bipartisan Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act (HUDVA) to help homeless disabled veterans access crucial housing support. The bill would permanently exclude veterans’ disability payments from annual income for housing assistance eligibility purposes under the Department of Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing […]
Senator Gallego: “Trump just showed us a master class in insider trading. This is corruption at the highest level.” WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) demanded answers about possible violations of federal ethics and insider trading laws tied to President Trump’s sudden change in tariff policy. Today, Senator Gallego also called on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly urged President Donald Trump to expedite the completion and maintain full funding to modernize land ports of entry in Arizona to lower wait times and stem the flow of illegal drugs. In particular, the senators highlight the San Luis Port of Entry modernization project, the construction of a new commercial Port […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and a group of 20 Senate colleagues called on the Trump administration and its so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to stop their harmful attacks to the Social Security Administration (SSA). This comes in the wake of the Trump administration’s repeated actions to weaken the SSA, which include staffing cuts, plans […]
WASHINGTON – Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly, alongside Representatives Greg Stanton (D-AZ-4) and Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-3), responded to two new reports released by the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) and the Arizona Chamber Foundation outlining the devastating impact that Medicaid cuts proposed by Trump and Republicans would have on Arizona families, seniors, people with disabilities, and the state’s […]
After President Trump previewed his delay of tariffs on Truth Social, Gallego and Schiff raise alarm on potential for self-enrichment by Trump family and White House officials who knew of impending announcement WASHINGTON — Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) demanded that the White House provide information about potential violations of federal ethics and insider trading laws prior to President […]
WASHINGTON — Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Democrat colleagues on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee are calling for an immediate investigation into the use of personal Gmail accounts and Signal chats by senior Trump Administration officials to conduct official government business, including the transmission of sensitive and possibly classified information about military operations. […]
Senator Gallego, Ambassador García-Peña Jaramillo, and Senator Moreno WASHINGTON – Last night, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), one of two ever U.S. Senators of Colombian descent, spoke at the residence of the Colombian Ambassador in the United States for a reception in his honor celebrating the Senator’s heritage and ongoing commitment to strengthening U.S.-Colombia ties. The event also […]