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Gallego Urges Senate Leadership to Establish Bipartisan Senate Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, urging them to support the establishment of a bipartisan Senate Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence beginning at the start of the next Congress. This follows recent reporting from

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Gallego, Colleagues Demand Postal Service Halt Implementation of Unconstitutional Vote-by-Mail Restrictions

WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and John Fetterman (D-PA) in demanding that the United States Postal Service (USPS) immediately halt implementation of President Trump’s unlawful vote-by-mail executive order and rescind its recently

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In Arizona, Gallego Meets with Workers, Manufacturers, First Responders and Community Leaders

Senator Gallego also visits AROCC Mesa Gateway ICE Facility, met with firefighters, and attend the Coconino Couty State Fair ARIZONA— This past weekend, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) conducted congressional oversight at the AROCC Mesa Gateway ICE Facility, attended Labor Day celebrations, and met with Valley residents and small businesses before

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Military.com: ‘Saving Lives’: Bill Would Fund Psychedelic Therapies for Military Veterans

Nick Mordowanec [3/9/26] New legislation introduced in Congress would require the Veterans Affairs (VA) secretary to designate the department’s medical facilities as “innovative therapies centers of excellence,” which would include increasing federal funding to study the therapeutic uses of psychedelics for veterans, according to a copy of the legislation shared

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The Kingman Daily Miner: Gallego visits Kingman, highlighting veterans’ issues like affordability and therapy

OLIVIA TOBIAS & BRANDON MESSICK [4/3/26] Read the article here. Veterans make up 12% of Kingman’s population, so there is always local concern regarding the well-being of the people who served our country, and the legislation that could impact them. U.S. Senator Ruben Gallego came to Kingman on Wednesday, April

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Business Insider: A senator is pressing the IRS to raise the mileage deduction that Uber drivers rely on to offset spiking gas prices

Alex Bitter [3/27/26] Drivers for Uber and DoorDash need a higher tax deduction to deal with high gas prices, one US senator says in a new letter. Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego, who represents Arizona, called on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday to raise the per-mile deduction that taxpayers can take if

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Ruben's Rundown

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I grew up poor, but I was lucky enough to get a good education, make it to Harvard, and become a U.S. Senator. Every kid deserves that same fair shot. That’s what I'm fighting for: a public school system that works no matter who you are or where you’re born. Let's get to work. Follow along on my other channels! INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/gallegoforaz/ X: https://x.com/RubenGallego FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/GallegoforArizona/ BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/gallegoforarizona.com SUBSTACK: https://substack.com/@rubengallego

I grew up poor, but I was lucky enough to get a good education, make it to Harvard, and become a U.S. Senator. Every kid deserves that same fair shot.

That’s what I'm fighting for: a public school system that works no matter who you are or where you’re born.

Let's get to work.

Follow along on my other channels!
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/gallegoforaz/
X: https://x.com/RubenGallego
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/GallegoforArizona/
BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/gallegoforarizona.com
SUBSTACK: https://substack.com/@rubengallego

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A Plan to Fix America's Public Education System

Sen. Ruben Gallego 09/08/2026 12:19 pm

We need to be for a pro-labor, pro-worker agenda. That starts with: Increasing the federal minimum wage from a poverty wage to $20/hr. Doubling the pay for overtime. Requiring overtime pay on federal holidays. Protecting workers' right to bargain for better pay, benefits, and safer workplaces. Let's keep fighting. Follow along on my other channels! INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/gallegoforaz/ X: https://x.com/RubenGallego FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/GallegoforArizona/ BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/gallegoforarizona.com SUBSTACK: https://substack.com/@rubengallego

We need to be for a pro-labor, pro-worker agenda. That starts with:

Increasing the federal minimum wage from a poverty wage to $20/hr.

Doubling the pay for overtime.

Requiring overtime pay on federal holidays.

Protecting workers' right to bargain for better pay, benefits, and safer workplaces.

Let's keep fighting.

Follow along on my other channels!
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/gallegoforaz/
X: https://x.com/RubenGallego
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/GallegoforArizona/
BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/gallegoforarizona.com
SUBSTACK: https://substack.com/@rubengallego

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Workers deserve a fighting chance. Unions give them one.

Sen. Ruben Gallego 09/07/2026 12:12 pm

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I’m demanding USPS testify before the Senate.

Sen. Ruben Gallego 09/02/2026 12:51 pm

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