Press Releases
PHOENIX – Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly demanded an immediate end to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) investigation into the 2020 presidential election results in Arizona. “The election was the subject of multiple failed lawsuits and investigations and audits that revealed no evidence of fraud. Deploying agents who should be focused on targeting criminals to investigate […]
WASHINGTON — Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) denounced the Department of Defense’s (DoD) restrictions imposed on Stars and Stripes, the military’s editorially independent newspaper. “DoD’s new policy threatens the credibility of Stars and Stripes, and the reliable flow of unbiased news to service members…We […]
PHOENIX – Yesterday, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) spent the day with community members, housing experts, and local leaders in Arizona to discuss Arizona’s affordable housing crisis and solutions to lower costs for working families. Senator Gallego started the day by convening his inaugural Housing Advisory Board, bringing together a diverse group of experts to address the state of housing […]
KINGMAN, AZ – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a Marine combat veteran and member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, held a town hall focused on veterans’ issues in Kingman, Arizona. At the town hall, Gallego highlighted legislation he fought to include in the Senate-passed 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which would expand veterans’ […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) led Democrats from the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee in demanding answers over reports that former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) advisor Corey Lewandowski solicited personal payments from companies in exchange for government contracts. In a series of letters sent to DHS and contractors GEO Group and Salus Worldwide Solutions, the […]
WASHINGTON – In an op-ed published in War on the Rocks this morning, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a Marine combat veteran who served in Iraq, argues that Trump started a war in Iran with no explanation, plan, or endgame, and it’s young working-class Americans who will pay the price. Since the start of Trump’s military action in […]
WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) led their colleagues in a letter pressing the Trump Administration about its decision to ease sanctions on Russian and Iranian oil exports and its lack of planning regarding the economic fallout of President Donald Trump’s war of choice against Iran. Since the war began, the price of U.S. crude […]
WASHINGTON — This week, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) delivered a keynote address at the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals’ (NAHREP) 2026 Homeownership & Housing Policy Conference. Senator Gallego spoke about the dignity and stability that comes with homeownership, the importance of housing affordability in the Latino community, and his work to help lower costs for Latino […]
WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Tim Sheehy (D-MT), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and John Boozman (R-AR) introduced the bipartisan Veterans Health Administration Novel Therapeutics Preparedness Act to increase veterans’ access to innovative health care and ensure the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is prepared to better care for veterans with emerging mental health therapies. This bill would establish a dedicated Office […]
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) called on the Trump administration to increase the mileage deduction rate used by small business owners who operate a vehicle for their business due to the rising cost of gas due to Trump’s war in Iran. READ MORE: A senator is pressing the IRS to raise the mileage deduction that Uber drivers […]