Press Releases
Gallego is raising the alarm after the CFPB quietly canceled a rule to prevent Americans’ personal data from being sold without their consent WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is demanding action to prevent Americans’ private, personal data from being collected and sold without their consent. In a letter to Acting Director of the Consumer Financial […]
ARIZONA – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released his new plan to address the broken state of America’s border and immigration system. As a senator of a border state Senator Gallego intimately understands the nuances of border security and immigration reform. The five-pillar framework, “Securing the Border and Fueling Economic Prosperity,” emphasizes the importance of strengthening border security and restoring […]
The members called attention to how Trump’s policies are raising prices for parents WASHINGTON — Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-03), and Congressman and Congressional Dads Caucus Chair Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) held a press conference on how President Trump’s policies are placing a “baby tax” on parents and raising costs on essentials. The members were joined […]
Many large corporations have already announced price hikes, even before tariffs take effect WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) led 31 of their Senate and House colleagues in demanding the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigate which large companies are using the Trump Administration’s […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined the German Marhsall Fund’s Fourth Annual Philon Lecture series to discuss the future of transatlantic cooperation and the importance of strong U.S.-European alliances. Senator Gallego is an alum of the Grand Marshall Fund’s Transatlantic Inclusion Leaders Network. Watch the full conversation HERE. On Trump and evolving U.S. alliances Senator Gallego criticized […]
WASHINGTON – During National Police Week, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a Marine Corps combat veteran, recommitted his efforts to support Arizona’s law enforcement officers and honor the brave officers tragically killed in the line of duty. “This National Police Week, we honor the brave men and women who put their lives on the line to keep our […]
Legislation Would Protect Medicare and Social Security by Making the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) backed the Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, legislation that would extend the solvency of Medicare and Social Security by reversing inequities in the tax system so the wealthiest Americans to pay their fair share. […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly introduced the Extreme Heat Economic Study Act of 2025, legislation that would direct a federal study to determine the growing financial impacts of extreme heat. As Arizona and other states continue to face longer, more dangerous heatwaves, this bill would require the federal government to measure the true cost of extreme heat […]
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released his new plan to address the broken state of America’s border and immigration system. The five-pillar framework, “Securing the Border and Fueling Economic Prosperity,” emphasizes the importance of strengthening border security and restoring order to our communities, while also bringing immigrants out of the shadows. Read the full plan HERE. Since its release […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly, and Representatives Greg Stanton (D-AZ-04) and Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-03) released the following statement on the new House Republican plan to cut Medicaid and kick millions of Americans off their health insurance: “This Republican plan rips health care away from Arizonans who rely on it to survive, including kids, families with disabled children, […]