ICYMI: Gallego Habla Sobre la Aplicación de las Leyes de Inmigración en Phoenix
PHOENIX – El fin de semana pasado en Phoenix, el senador Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) se reunió con arizonenses en distintos puntos del Valle y respondió preguntas de medios locales sobre la política de aplicación de inmigración de la administración Trump y un posible operativo del ICE en Phoenix. Las visitas del senador Gallego incluyeron una parada en el […]
ICYMI: Gallego Talks About Immigration Enforcement in Phoenix
PHOENIX – In Phoenix last weekend, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) met with Arizonans across the Valley and took questions from local media on the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement and a potential ICE crackdown in Phoenix. Senator Gallego’s stops included a visit to the Visionary Boxing Club to meet with boxing legend David Benavidez and a visit to the […]
Gallego Backs Resolution to Honor Victims, Survivors and Courage of Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords 15 Years After the Tucson Shooting
WASHINGTON — On the 15th anniversary of the January 8, 2011, shooting in Tucson, Arizona, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) backed a bipartisan, bicameral resolution honoring the six people killed, the survivors whose lives were forever changed, and former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, whose courage and leadership have inspired a national movement to end gun violence and reject political violence. […]
Precedent-Setting Groundwater Settlement Reached Following Gallego’s Push for Stronger Water Management
ARIZONA – Arizona has reached a historic settlement with Riverview, LLP that will reduce the company’s groundwater use and deliver $11 million to impacted residents for well-drilling, water-hauling and groundwater access. The agreement follows sustained pressure from then-Representative Ruben Gallego, who previously called on Riverview to improve its water resource management and take responsibility for its impact […]
WATCH: Senator Gallego Speaks on Senate Floor about Trump’s Dangerous, Short-Sighted Attack in Venezuela
Gallego: “Whatever you call this moment we are in right now, whatever spin Marco Rubio puts on it, at the end of the day, when people are shooting, that is war.” WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), an Iraq war combat veteran, spoke on the Senate floor today to call out Trump’s dangerous, short-sighted attack […]
WATCH: Senator Gallego Speaks on Fifth Anniversary of January 6th Insurrection
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) spoke on the Senate floor today alongside many of his Democratic Senate colleagues on the five-year anniversary of the January 6 Capitol insurrection. In his speech, Senator Gallego called out the Administration’s decision to grant military funeral honors for one of the insurrectionists, Ashli Babbitt. In September, Senator Gallego, a […]
Gallego Introduces Amendment to Block Taxpayer Funds from Paying for January 6 Insurrectionist’s Military Funeral Honors
WASHINGTON – On the five-year anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced an amendment to the Senate Defense Appropriations bill to prohibit the use of taxpayer funds for military funeral honors to insurrectionist Ashli Babbitt. “Five years ago today, a violent mob stormed the capitol to overturn our democracy. I […]
Gallego Leads Colleagues in Demanding Answers on Harms of Diverting Federal Agents for Immigration Enforcement
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) led 29 Senators in sending a letter to President Trump, Secretary Noem, and Attorney General Bondi demanding answers on the impact of the administration’s decision to pull thousands of federal law enforcement agents away from their work keeping dangerous criminals off the streets and reassign them to arrest, detain, and […]
Gallego Introduces Amendment to Block Military Force Against Greenland
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced an amendment to the Senate Defense Appropriations bill to prohibit the use of funds for military force or other hostilities against Greenland. “Families are getting crushed by rising grocery and housing costs, inflation is up, and Trump’s name is all over the Epstein files. Instead of doing anything to fix […]
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 […]