Press Releases
ARIZONA – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released the following statement following Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference in Arizona on election security: “If the Trump Administration wants to talk election integrity, let’s talk about January 6th. Let’s talk about how the President of the United States called the Governor of Arizona to order him to hand over the […]
Gallego and Kelly introduced the LIHEAP Parity Act of 2025 to fix outdated formula WASHINGTON — Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly responded to a new report from Duke University’s Heat Policy Innovation Hub finding that an outdated federal assistance formula is leaving hot-weather states like Arizona systematically underfunded under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), even as extreme […]
Going into Presidents Day weekend, Senator Gallego is introducing a bill that would require time and a half pay on federal holidays WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced the Holiday Pay Act to require employers pay time and a half for working federal holidays. READ MORE: Ruben Gallego Wants You to Get Paid More for Working on Holidays (The New […]
WASHINGTON – Today, during a Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee hearing, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) pressed ICE leadership on its agents’ dangerous use of force, weapons mishandling, unprofessional conduct, and rushing training timelines. Watch Senator Gallego’s questioning HERE. See additional photos of the hearing HERE. Read excerpts of Senator Gallego’s questioning below: Senator Gallego began his questioning by […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) introduced the Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act to increase corporate transparency for everyday investors in companies with multi-class share structures. “When companies sell one kind of stock to everyday investors and another kind to insiders, it’s hard to know who really holds the power in that company,” Senator Gallego said. “In order […]
“Cities like Surprise, and the American public at large, are being left in the dark about the major impacts these facilities will inevitably have on their communities.” WASHINGTON – Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly pressed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons for immediate answers about DHS’s acquisition of a commercial warehouse facility […]
WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced the Safe Access to Cash Act. The bill ensures that robberies involving off-site automatic teller machines (ATMs) receive federal penalties, equal to those imposed for on-site robberies of financial institutions. The Federal Bank Robbery Act of 1934 currently only protects banks and financial institutions, not standalone ATMs in malls, convenience stores, […]
WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Jim Risch (R-ID) today introduced the Accelerating Reliable Capacity (ARC) Act to accelerate investment in and encourage completion of new commercial nuclear reactors by minimizing the risk of project cost overruns. “With energy demand growing rapidly across the country, nuclear energy is key to increasing baseload energy cleanly and reliably. But getting new nuclear projects […]
How early jobs and military service fuel the fight for working families in Washington. WASHINGTON – This week, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) spoke with Reuters editor Lauren Young as part of a monthly series highlighting the career path of notable Americans. Reuters: US Senator Ruben Gallego on his journey from janitor to Congress [Lauren Young, 2/6/26] Read experts from the […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly introduced the North Rim and Kaibab National Forest Restoration Act to expedite cleanup and restoration efforts following last year’s devastating Dragon Bravo and White Sage Fires. “The Grand Canyon is not only one of our most treasured landscapes, it is a vital economic driver for Northern Arizona. The communities that rely on […]