Press Releases
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 […]
Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act makes it easier for states and communities to use prescribed fires to reduce wildfire risk WASHINGTON — This week, the Senate unanimously passed Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Mark Kelly’s (D-AZ) Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026, bipartisan legislation to make it easier for states and communities to use prescribed fires to reduce the risk of catastrophic […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and 14 Senate Democrats in reintroducing the Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act, legislation that would increase the availability of preventive, life-saving cancer screenings at safety-net health care providers like Planned Parenthood. The bill would create new grant and pilot programs to expand access to preventive services and […]
WASHINGTON — This week, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) celebrated the Senate unanimously passing his bipartisan legislation to crack down on ATM crime. The Safe Access to Cash Act will make sure that federal penalties that are in place for bank robberies apply to off-site ATM robberies. “As bank branches reduce their physical footprint, ATMs remain key for allowing families and […]
WASHINGTON – Last night, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined CNN’s Erin Burnett on “OutFront” where he called out Secretary Pete Hegseth’s attempts to distract from the failures of the Trump administration’s war in Iran — including through his announced establishment of the so-called Office of Religious Affairs within the Department of Defense — and condemned the secretary’s attacks […]
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) Subcommittee on Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census hearing, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) questioned AI experts on the threats posed by the rapidly developing technology and the industry’s failure to act as more of its models are going rogue. At the hearing, “Rogue AI: […]
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined a bipartisan group of 13 senators in sending a letter to President Trump inquiring about the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Group of Twenty (G20) Leader’s Summit in Miami, Florida this coming December. In the letter, the senators question why Vladimir Putin, who has committed atrocities against the people of Ukraine […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced a resolution to establish a Senate Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence. The legislation follows Senator Gallego’s recent call to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), earlier this month, urging them to support the establishment of a bipartisan Select Committee on AI at the start of next […]
WASHINGTON – Last night, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) celebrated the Senate passage of his Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2026. The bipartisan legislation would safeguard the availability of terrorism risk insurance coverage for American businesses. “My military service gave me an understanding that terrorism doesn’t just take lives the moment it strikes — it leaves behind families, businesses, and communities that must rebuild in its […]
Lawmakers emphasize need for Republicans to join Democrats and support new guardrails in law to protect the integrity of NIH’s grantmaking process following long line of politically motivated attacks on NIH WASHINGTON – Last week, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and 28 of their Democratic colleagues in demanding White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought halt […]