Press Releases
Arizona senators urge the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to not change requirements for the Head Start Program WASHINGTON — Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) wrote a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy and Assistant Secretary Alex J. Adams voicing concerns regarding a proposed rule, “Reducing Federal Burden […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Jim Banks (R-IN) wrote to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging him to coordinate with allies to secure next-generation mobile telecommunications systems and infrastructure in the United States and around the globe. Specifically, the senators called on the Trump administration to name a U.S. head of delegation for the 2027 World […]
“Saving the Middle Class and Restoring the American Dream” details five pillars of the senator’s economic policy plan WASHINGTON — Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released his sweeping economic policy plan to rebuild America’s middle class. The five-pillar plan, “Saving the Middle Class and Restoring the American Dream,” includes a tax on data centers and AI, a New-Deal style […]
WASHINGTON — Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a Marine Corps combat veteran who served in Iraq, wrote to the Department of Defense (DoD) Inspector General (IG) Platte B. Moring and Acting Comptroller General of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Orice W. Brown requesting reviews of the USS Abraham Lincoln’s deployment. The more than 300-day deployment, among the longest […]
WASHINGTON — Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) in sending two letters opposing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed elimination of the 30-day mandatory public notice period that allows communities to provide input on proposed facilities, like data centers, that may affect the air they breathe. The first letter, addressed to EPA Administrator Lee […]
Banking Democrats call for public forum to demand answers from Pulte on documented abuses of power WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Jack Reed (D-RI), and their Democratic colleagues on the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, in sending a letter to Chair Tim Scott (R-SC) requesting a hearing with Federal […]
WASHINGTON — Last week, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced the Supporting Focus in Schools Act, legislation that would help public schools limit classroom cell phone use by creating a grant program to cover the costs of phone storage and teacher training. “Kids are getting phones younger and younger, and we’re seeing the consequences in the classroom: more distractions, less […]
Senators call to examine policies following June deaths of four Rifle Helitack Crew firefighters WASHINGTON – Last week, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), and Gary Peters (D-MI) sent a letter to the Department of the Interior (DOI) demanding an investigation into the policies that preceded the deaths of four Rifle Interagency Helitack Crew members responding to the Gore and Knowles Fires on June 27. The fallen firefighters, Nick Hutcherson, 27, Emily […]
WASHINGTON – Last week, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) celebrated the unanimous passage of the North Rim Restoration Act out of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR). The legislation addresses recovery efforts of the North Rim at the Grand Canyon after the devastating Dragon Bravo Fire. If enacted, the legislation would streamline the restoration process by […]
Bipartisan legislation to make this happen passed the Senate this week, now heads to the president’s desk to be signed into law WASHINGTON — This week, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) celebrated the final passage of the Chiricahua National Park Act, bipartisan legislation to designate Chiricahua National Monument in Cochise County as Chiricahua National Park. Representatives Juan Ciscomani […]