Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) cosponsored the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act. Xylazine, also known as “tranq,” is an easily accessible veterinary tranquilizer that is being used as a low-cost cutting agent for fentanyl. The bipartisan legislation would schedule this dangerous drug and give law enforcement the tools they need to go after traffickers while protecting access […]
WASHINGTON – This Saturday on the New York Times’s podcast The Interview, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) outlined how Democrats need to speak more directly about the economy and achieving the American Dream. He also discussed how he’s advocating for a more ‘sane position’ on border security and immigration reform. [WATCH FULL INTERVIEW HERE] Below are some key points: […]
Funding Still in Jeopardy After AG Mayes’s Lawsuit Temporarily Stops Cuts WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined other Senate Democrats in sending a letter to the Trump Administration expressing serious alarm over its reckless and illegal funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). These cuts threaten $40.5 million a year in research-support funds at the University […]
Letter builds on his previous work to secure Arizona’s fuel supply WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) urged the Trump Administration to take swift action to address rising gas prices in Arizona. In just the last month, the cost of gas in Phoenix has shot up by nearly 60 cents a gallon. Arizona uses a special blend of gas known […]
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) has spoken out against the alarming, unprecedented efforts of President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk to shut down federal agencies and cut critical programs under the guise of “government efficiency.” While Senator Gallego is all for efficiency, he recognizes that what Elon Musk is doing is cutting essential programs, no […]
Bill Advanced Through Committee Unanimously Last September WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and John Hoeven (R-ND) reintroduced the bipartisan Shadow Wolves Improvement Act to strengthen border security and expand opportunities for Shadow Wolves agents. The legislation reclassifies Shadow Wolves as competitive service employees, giving them greater career mobility, improving retention, and making it easier to recruit new agents. The […]
Following the Arizona Senators’ pushback on Trump’s chaotic funding freeze, critical health programs are once again receiving support WASHINGTON – Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kellyannounced that Native Health will receive a $500,000 grant through the Department of Health and Human Services’ Community Opioid Intervention Prevention Program (COIPP) to help combat the opioid crisis in […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly urgedInterior Department Secretary Douglass Burgum and Bureau of Reclamation Acting Commissioner David Plumbo to reverse a funding freeze that could endanger the Colorado River. The Senators have heard from Arizonans that funds are frozen for infrastructure projects and for agreements put in place to keep water in Lake […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) announced his subcommittee assignments on the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for the 119th Congress. Senator Gallego will serve as Ranking Member of the Energy Subcommittee. Senator Gallego will serve on the following subcommittees: “Ensuring Arizona can continue to grow and thrive means securing our energy and water future,” said […]
Gallego joins call for independent Inspector General investigation of Treasury Secretary’s role in granting unprecedented access to federal payment systems WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined a group of Senate Democrats in calling for an investigation into the Department of the Treasury following reports that Secretary Scott Bessent granted Elon Musk and his surrogates unprecedented […]