Press Releases
ARIZONA – As Republicans in Congress push to pass a budget bill that will rip health care away from millions of Americans – including over 300,000 Arizonans – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is hearing from Arizona stakeholders on how these cuts will affect families. Last week, Senator Gallego released a report highlighting the chaos it will have on […]
The Rural Development office in Yuma, previously scheduled for closure, will remain open after push back from Senator Gallego ARIZONA – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (UDSA) office in Yuma will remain open after being slated for closure as part of the Trump-Musk DOGE lease terminations. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision was reversed […]
WASHINGTON – Following the announcement that the United States has bombed multiple nuclear sites in Iran, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released the following statement: “The American people do not want to be dragged into another endless war in the Middle East. I would know. I saw close friends die next to me serving as a Marine in […]
WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced the bipartisan Continuing High-Quality Evaluations of Concerning and Known Persons of Interest through National Training Updates (CHECKPOINT) Act. This legislation will modernize and improve operations of the U.S. Border Patrol checkpoints by formally codifying the Checkpoint Program Management Office to oversee performance, data collection, and interagency coordination, while enhancing training […]
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) backed the bipartisan Higher Wages for American Workers Act, first introduced by Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Peter Welch (D-VT), to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour and allow the federal minimum wage to increase with inflation in subsequent years. When adjusted for inflation, the current federal minimum wage is lower than […]
The Dads Matter Act of 2025 aims to improve maternal health outcomes through promoting fatherhood engagement WASHINGTON– Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve maternal health outcomes by promoting fatherhood engagement. The Dads Matter Act of 2025 would direct the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to raise […]
Letter comes after Kroger, which owns Fry’s Food Stores in Arizona, was found to be leaving up old discount tags and overcharging customers WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is demanding answers and accountability from Kroger CEO, Ronald Sargent, after a recent investigation found that discount tags in 14 states, including Arizona, had expired sale tags for […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Ranking Member of the Digital Assets Subcommittee, issued the following statement on Senate passage of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act: “Today’s strong bipartisan passage of the GENIUS Act is proof of what can be achieved through honest negations and a willingness to work across the […]
“Republicans should not increase costs for working families in order to cut taxes for ultra-millionaires, billionaires, and wealthy corporations.” WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), along with Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) led the entire Democratic caucus in urging Republican Leader John Thune (R-SD) and Senate Finance Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID) to abandon their plan to cut taxes […]
The National Labor Relations Board Region 28 office in Phoenix, previously scheduled for closure, will remain open after push back from the Senators WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced that the National Labor Relations Board Region 28 office will remain open. Originally slated to have its lease […]