Press Releases
WASHINGTON – During a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing to consider the nomination of Kristi Noem to be Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) questioned the nominee about her plans to address key issues impacting Arizona’s border communities, tribal sovereignty and the agricultural workforce. First, Senator Gallego asked […]
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 – Today, during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to consider the nomination of Governor Doug Burgum to serve as the Secretary of the Department of Interior (DOI), Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) questioned Governor Burgum on critical issues affecting Arizona, including Colorado River water management, tribal law enforcement and deficiencies with the Glen Canyon Dam. […]
WASHINGTON—Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released the following statement regarding the upcoming ban of TikTok on January 19th: “Countless Arizonans, including Arizona small businesses, use TikTok to express themselves, grow their businesses, and share content with friends and family. I know all too well how much of a threat China is to our national security, but it […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly and Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) announced that the City of Phoenix has been awarded a $84,313,381 grant through the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG) program. The funding will support the construction of a 2,100-foot taxiway bridge at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX). This grant, made possible through […]
WASHINGTON – During a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing to consider the nomination of Eric Scott Turner to be Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) questioned the nominee about his plans to protect housing stability for mixed-status families and to maintain critical housing grants for Native […]
WASHINGTON – Today, during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on Chris Wright’s nomination to lead the Department of Energy, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) questioned Wright about his plans to secure Arizona’s energy future while lowering costs and protecting Arizona jobs. GALLEGO: Thank you for meeting with me yesterday. Number one, I really do appreciate […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly announced that the City of Tucson will receive a $7,000,000 grant through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) program. This funding will help increase access to affordable housing in Tucson by streamlining permitting processes, removing local barriers, and updating land […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) cosponsored the Laken Riley Act to require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain illegal immigrants who commit theft, burglary, larceny or shoplifting offenses. “Arizonans know the real-life consequences of today’s border crisis,” said Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ). “We must give law enforcement the means to […]