Press Releases
Leads Banking Dems in Call for Bessent to Testify WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) led his Democratic colleagues on the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs in calling on Chairman Tim Scott (R-SC) to convene a hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over recently announced sanctions relief for Russia. This comes at the same time that Russia is providing […]
WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and David McCormick (R-PA) introduced the Innovative Therapies Centers of Excellence Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation that would increase federally funded research on innovative therapies to treat Veterans experiencing conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance use disorder, and depression. “When I came back from Iraq, I saw my fellow Marines, like so […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) demanded answers from U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over recently announced sanctions relief for Russia—an active adversary currently providing Iran with intelligence to target and kill U.S. troops. “The administration’s decision to ease sanctions on Russian oil now allows our enemies to profit from an estimated 145 million barrels of previously blockaded […]
WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Jack Reed (D-RI), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chris Coons (D-DE), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Andy Kim (D-NJ) issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s rushed decision to issue licenses that weaken sanctions […]
“It is unclear to us how many more Americans must die in the West Bank in order for this administration, and other administrations, to take serious, credible steps to secure accountability and ensure an end to the ongoing killings of Americans without consequence” WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and 30 Senate colleagues pressed the Trump […]
WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Ted Cruz (R-TX), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX-21) reintroduced the Highway Formula Fairness Act. This bipartisan legislation would modernize the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) distribution formula to ensure states receive a fair share of federal surface transportation funding based on the amount they contribute to the HTF. “Arizona […]
WASHINGTON – Today, bipartisan legislation from Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) to crack down on ATM crime unanimously passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Safe Access to Cash Act would ensure the same federal penalties for bank robberies apply to off-site ATM robberies. “Families and small businesses in Arizona rely on ATMs in grocery stores […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) spoke about economic challenges facing Latino communities at UnidosUS’ “Prosperity Forward Convening.” The fireside chat was moderated by UnidosUS President and CEO Janet Murguia and focused on Senator Gallego’s legislative pushes to lower costs and increase the rate of homeownership in the Latino community. Watch Senator Gallego’s conversation HERE and read excerpts below: […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) called out the Trump administration for sending an advisory three full days after beginning strikes on Iran. The advisory directed American citizens to “depart now” from more than a dozen countries across the Middle East without providing any avenues to do so. This decision puts Americans at risk and suggests a disturbing lack […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released the following statement on the Senate’s failure to advance Senator Tim Kaine’s (D-VA) War Powers Resolution to ensure any U.S. participation in hostilities against Iran is explicitly authorized by Congress: “President Trump illegally dragged the United States into a conflict with Iran without congressional authorization and without explaining the rationale, the strategy, […]