Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) questioned Trump administration nominees to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Steve Pearce, on the administration’s plans to roll back protections for the Grand Canyon National Monument and build housing on federal lands. Gallego began his questioning by asking Pearce whether […]
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a Marine combat veteran and member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee joined colleagues from both chambers in demanding Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins immediately rescind the Trump Administration’s new interim final rule that would change how veteran disability ratings are evaluated. This rule would lower […]
WASHINGTON – Tonight, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) spoke at MeidasTouch and MoveOn’s “People’s State of the Union,” a rally counterprogramming President Trump’s State of the Union speech. Earlier today, Gallego joined Senate Democratic leaders at a press conference and took to the airwaves to call out the President’s policies that are making Americans sicker, poorer, and less safe. Read Senator Gallego’s […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) took to the airwaves ahead of President Trump’s State of the Union to call out the President’s policies that are making Americans sicker, poorer, and less safe. Tonight at 8:15 PM, Senator Gallego will join MeidasTouch and MoveOn’s “People’s State of the Union.” Earlier today, Gallego joined Senate Democratic leaders at a press […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Senate Democratic leaders’ State of the Union press conference ahead of President Trump’s address today. Read Senator Gallego’s remarks below: “What we’re going to hear tonight is very simple. This president has made this country sicker and poorer. And if you look at every way that has occurred, it has […]
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) backed two bills to protect immigrant youth, including unaccompanied children and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) recipients from harmful policies that subject them to hefty asylum fees and put them in years of legal limbo. “If we’re a country that values families, then we shouldn’t be subjecting children to extra […]
ARIZONA – Last week, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) traveled across Phoenix and Yuma County to hear directly from Arizonans, meet with local leaders, and host a town hall on workforce and immigration issues. In Phoenix on Tuesday, Senator Gallego spoke with small business owners and local community leaders at an event hosted by the Tempe Chamber of Commerce. Gallego […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released the following statement on attending President Trump’s upcoming State of the Union address: “This administration continues to disregard the rule of law and the Constitution while failing to lower costs for American families. I have more productive ways to spend two hours than listening to more lies. I’ll pass.”
YUMA – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined workers in Yuma County to harvest produce with the Growers Company, at a local lettuce farm. Yuma, the “Winter Lettuce Capital of the World,” produces 90% of the U.S.’ leafy greens from November to April. The workers start their day by waking up at 2 a.m. to travel to the lettuce […]
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and 167 of their colleagues in introducing the Healthy Families Act to guarantee paid sick leave for workers. “For many Americans living paycheck to paycheck, getting sick doesn’t just mean not feeling well, it means worrying about whether they’ll be able to pay that […]