Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), John Hoeven (R-ND), and Mike Rounds (R-SD) reintroduced their bipartisan Bridging Agency Data Gaps & Ensuring Safety (BADGES) for Native Communities Act to support the recruitment and retention of Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) law enforcement officers, bolster federal missing persons resources, and give Tribes and states tools to […]
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined a group of Democratic senators in demanding answers from the Trump Administration about the uncertainty faced by Head Start programs in Arizona as a result of the recent federal aid freeze. Head Start programs connect 17,284 of Arizona’s most disadvantaged children with vital opportunities for early learning and development. While the […]
“These findings raise significant concerns that landlords are profiteering by taking taxpayer money that is intended to support military families.” WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee and member of the Senate […]
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) urged Meta to protect free speech and ensure its platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, do not hide or restrict important information about abortion access. Recent reports show that posts about obtaining abortion pills were removed or hidden on Instagram and Facebook, and that some accounts were suspended before being restored. “I am […]
WASHINGTON – Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) co-sponsored the bipartisan Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances (FRS) as Schedule I drugs under the Controlled Substances Act. This legislation will give law enforcement the tools they need to keep extremely lethal and dangerous drugs off our streets and streamline scientific research on these substances. […]
Gallego: ‘Tariffs on Mexico and Canada are a tax on Arizona families and businesses.’ WASHINGTON – Today, President Donald Trump announced he is implementing 25 percent tariffs on products imported from Mexico and Canada. In response, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released the following statement: “Tariffs on Mexico and Canada are a tax on Arizona families and businesses. Trade […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) urged the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to take into consideration the unique needs of disabled veterans as they implement President Trump’s recent executive order requiring all executive branch employees to return to working full-time in person. “A blanket application of this order to all federal personnel, without considering exemptions for those […]
Gallego continues push to lower cost of essential groceries WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) raised concerns about the growing threat of avian flu in letters to President Trump’s nominees to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Senator Gallego emphasized the need for immediate actions to address the […]
WASHINGTON – Following the Trump Administration’s memo announcing a freeze on all federal grants and loans, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released the following statement: “Children will go hungry, elderly Americans won’t be able to pay rent, and police departments will have their budgets cut because of the Trump team’s chaotic funding freeze. “They can’t even write […]
WASHINGTON – On Friday, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) cosponsored theExtending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters Act to expand the U.S. customs waters boundary from 12 to 24 nautical miles offshore. This will give U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) enhanced jurisdiction to combat drug and human trafficking at […]