Gallego Backs Bipartisan Bill Protecting Children from AI Chatbots
WASHINGTON — Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) supports the GUARD Act, bipartisan legislation to protect children from AI chatbots. This legislation would ban AI companions for minors, mandate AI chatbots disclose its non-human status, and create new crimes for companies who make AI for minors that solicits or produces sexual content. “It’s absurd that AI companies are […]
Gallego, Senate Dems Take Action to Stop Trump Administration from Illegally Withholding Funding for Nutrition Assistance Programs
WASHINGTON — Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and the Senate Democratic Caucus in introducing the Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act of 2025, legislation that prevents the Trump Administration from illegally withholding available funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). The […]
Gallego, McCormick Introduce Bill to Crack Down on Nitazene Trafficking
WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Dave McCormick (R-PA) today introduced the Nitazene Control Act. The bipartisan legislation works to permanently schedule the entire class of nitazenes under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, closing loopholes that traffickers exploit by making slight chemical changes to evade enforcement. READ MORE: Lawmakers race to stop ‘next fentanyl crisis’ with crackdown […]
Gallego, Kelly, Stanton, Ansari Bill to Rename Tucson Federal Building in Honor of Late Congressman Raúl Grijalva Clears Committee
WASHINGTON—Today, legislation led by Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly to rename the federal building in Tucson as the “Raúl M. Grijalva Federal Building” was approved by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. The bill to honor the life and legacy of the late Southern Arizona congressman is now eligible to receive a vote on the […]
Gallego on The Moment with Jorge and Paola Ramos: “Be more authentic”
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined The Moment with Jorge and Paola Ramos to talk Latino voters, immigration, Democrats’ path forward, authenticity, and the American Dream. Watch the conversation here in English with Spanish subtitles and read excerpts below: On authenticity and trust in politics: Gallego: “I think for me, the most important thing that I’ve learned is […]
Gallego Joins Colleagues in Demanding Transparency and Urging Trump Administration to Stop Hiding Premium Hikes from American Families
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined 27 senators in a joint letter calling on the Trump Administration to immediately open “window-shopping” for Americans that use Healthcare.gov to purchase health insurance through the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces, just days ahead open enrollment. “Now more than ever, working families need to understand the consequences of Republicans’ […]
Declaración del senador Gallego: El congresista Ciscomani está protegiendo a los pedófilos
WASHINGTON—El senador por Arizona, el demócrata Rubén Gallego, emitió la siguiente declaración: “El congresista Juan Ciscomani no está en Washington porque está protegiendo a los pedófilos en la lista de Epstein. Hubo al menos 15 víctimas latinas de Epstein, y la mayoría eran inmigrantes que necesitaban dinero. Tenemos que llevar ante la justicia a los perpetradores […]
Gallego, Colleagues Urge Trump’s DOT to Stop Making Air Travel More Expensive for Airline Passengers
Holiday travelers could face higher costs and fewer rights thanks to Trump’s consumer protection rollbacks WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and 17 Senate colleagues urged the DOT to reconsider its decision to roll back consumer protections for airline passengers that built on the bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Act. Specifically, Trump’s Department of Transportation (DOT) is rolling back protections […]
Gallego, Banking Committee Democrats Press Vought on Plans to “Close Down” CFPB As Trump Administration Argues Opposite in Court
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined all Banking Committee Democrats in sending a letter to Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Russell Vought raising concerns about new evidence that he plans to illegally shut down the CFPB. The agency has returned over $21 billion directly to Americans cheated or scammed by Wall Street and […]
Gallego, Colleagues Call for Administration to Reverse Course on Harmful Plan to Import Beef from Argentina
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and 15 Senate colleagues wrote to U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Greer calling out the Trump administration’s harmful and undeveloped plan to import more beef from Argentina, which will harm American ranchers. “We write in strong opposition to the Administration’s undeveloped plan to increase imports of Argentinian beef,” the Senators wrote. “This announcement […]