Press Releases

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 […]