Press Releases
MUNICH – This weekend, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) attended the Munich Security Conference, where he met with foreign defense ministers and outlined a comprehensive North–South economic and security strategy to strengthen the Western Hemisphere and counter China’s expanding global leverage. During the conference, Gallego met with Secretary General of NATO Mark Rutte, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, Norwegian Prime […]
WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Bernie Moreno (R-OH) announced growing support for the bipartisan Safeguarding Consumers from Advertising Misconduct (SCAM) Act, which would require online platforms to take reasonable steps to prevent fraudulent and deceptive ads and strengthen accountability when scams slip through. This week, Representatives Lou Correa (D-CA-46) and Dan Meuser (R-PA-09) introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives. “Online […]
WASHINGTON – In a new op-ed published today in MeidasTouch, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) warns that the Trump administration’s aggressive approach to foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere weakens our alliances, destabilizes the region, and makes the hemisphere less secure. This comes as Senator Gallego is set to speak on a panel at the Munich Security Conference tomorrow titled “Western Hemisfever: […]
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Gallego and Kelly introduced the LIHEAP Parity Act of 2025 to fix outdated formula WASHINGTON — Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly responded to a new report from Duke University’s Heat Policy Innovation Hub finding that an outdated federal assistance formula is leaving hot-weather states like Arizona systematically underfunded under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP),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, […]