Gallego Continues to Push for Answers on Trump’s Pharmaceutical Deals
In letters to the drug companies who recently inked deals with President Trump, Senator Gallego calls for more details and greater transparency WASHINGTON – In response to President Trump’s recent announcement that nine drugmakers agreed to direct-to-consumer pricing through the TrumpRx drug purchasing platform, and the implementation of “Most Favored Nation” (MFN) pricing in Medicaid, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) called […]
Senator Gallego Gives Back Ahead of the Holidays with Toy Donations
PHOENIX – Ahead of the holidays, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) visited Phoenix Children’s Hospital to donate toys as part of the hospital’s annual Toyland Toy Drive, helping ensure every child admitted to the hospital over the holidays receives a gift. The hospital plans to provide gifts to over 400 families this year. During the visit, Senator Gallego delivered […]
Gallego Marks One Year in the Senate Fighting for Arizonans
In first year, Gallego introduced the most bills of any freshman Democratic Senator Gallego hosted eleven town halls across Arizona WASHINGTON – Finishing his first year in office, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)released the following statement: “I know this year hasn’t been easy for working families or for our country. The cost of groceries and energy rose dramatically, […]
Gallego, Booker, Whitehouse Push Administration to Ensure Tariff Exemptions Actually Result in Lowering Grocery Costs
WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) sent a letter to Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Andrew Ferguson questioning how the Commission is working to ensure grocery companies do not use this Administration’s reckless tariff policies as cover for price gouging and that the recently announced tariff exemptions on coffee, bananas, cocoa, and […]
Amid Holiday Shopping Season, Gallego, Bipartisan Group Of Colleagues Push FTC to Crack Down on Surveillance Pricing
Earlier this year, the FTC curtailed a study that sought to examine companies’ use of individualized data to set individualized prices Last week, Senator Gallego introduced first-of-its-kind Senate legislation to outlaw surveillance pricing WASHINGTON – Today, in the thick of the holiday shopping season, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Senators Mark Warner (D-VA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Josh Hawley (R-MO) in pushing […]
Gallego Fights Back Against Administration’s Illegal Efforts to Withhold Funding from the CFPB
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and his Democratic colleagues filed a bicameral amicus brief challenging Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Acting Director Russell Vought’s latest attempt to dismantle the agency. Acting Director Vought is relying on a fringe legal theory that has been widely rejected by multiple federal courts and former Fed officials to illegally deny funding […]
Gallego Files War Powers Resolution to Prevent Illegal War
Gallego’s Resolution calls for armed forces to cease hostilities in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific Ocean WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) filed a War Powers Resolution that orders the U.S. Armed Forces to immediately cease hostilities against vessels in the Caribbean Sea and the Eastern Pacific Ocean unless authorized by Congress. “If the President believes the use […]
WIN: Gallego, Kelly Bill to Expand Economic Opportunity in La Paz County Heads to President’s Desk
Bill will enable La Paz County to create hundreds of jobs and power thousands of homes WASHINGTON – Last night, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly’s La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act unanimously passed the U.S. Senate. The bill now heads to President Trump’s desk, where he is expected to sign it into law. The legislation was […]
PASSED: Gallego’s Wildfire Mitigation Bill Wins Committee Approval
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego’s (D-AZ) Cross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions Act was unanimously approved by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The bill, which provides recommendations for improving the effectiveness and efficiency of wildfire mitigation across land ownership boundaries, now advances to the full U.S. Senate for consideration. The Committee’s approval of the legislation comes after a hearing earlier this […]
Gallego Statement on NDAA Final Passage
WASHINGTON – Senator Gallego (D-AZ), a Marine Corps combat veteran who fought in Iraq, released the following statement on the passage of the final negotiated language for the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): “This year’s defense authorization act delivers big wins for Arizona, including funds to support military families and upgrade critical infrastructure in Arizona, and […]