Press Releases
“The Trump Administration’s abdication of its fair housing enforcement responsibilities threaten to exacerbate discriminatory outcomes and entrench unfair pricing throughout the housing market.” WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, joined 31 Senate Democratic colleagues in a comment letter to the Trump Administration opposing the rollback of […]
WASHINGTON – During a Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing yesterday, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) called on Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) officials to expand veterans’ access to innovative therapies to treat conditions including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance use disorder, and depression. The hearing included consideration of the Gallego-backed Veterans Health Administration Novel Therapeutics Preparedness Act, which would establish […]
WASHINGTON – During a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) questioned Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Doug Burgum on the President’s FY27 Budget Request for the Department. During the hearing, Gallego emphasized that any budget proposal must protect Arizona’s water security, prioritize energy costs, and uphold Tribal commitments. Watch Senator […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, voted against Kevin Warsh to be Chair of the Federal Reserve (Fed). “The Federal Reserve is critical to ensuring Americans can afford groceries, find a job, buy a home, and much more. To do that, the Fed must […]
WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tina Smith (D-MN), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) called on Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair nominee Kevin Warsh to clarify discrepancies between his testimony before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and public statements from President Trump regarding […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), along with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Mark Warner (D-VA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), sent a letter to Kevin Warsh, President Trump’s nominee for Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair, regarding his failure to adequately respond to their questions […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Adam Schiff (D-CA) announced that the Senate will vote today on their War Powers Resolution to block the use of U.S. forces in unauthorized hostilities against Cuba. President Donald Trump has already ordered an illegal military blockade of Cuba that is causing a man-made humanitarian crisis on the island, and he […]
WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Dave McCormick (R-PA), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the bipartisan Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2026, which is essential to economic security by safeguarding the availability of terrorism risk coverage. Following the attacks on September 11, 2001, most states began allowing terrorism risk to be excluded from commercial […]
Republicans Block Senator Gallego’s Cuba War Powers Resolution WASHINGTON – Today, the Senate voted on a War Powers Resolution led by Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Adam Schiff (D-CA) to block the use of U.S. forces in unauthorized hostilities against Cuba. Ahead of the vote, Senator Gallego took to the Senate floor to make clear that the […]
WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) are introducing the No Oil Profits for Enemies (NOPE) Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) and restore congressional oversight of U.S. sanctions on Russia. This bill aims to prevent Russia from profiting off ongoing hostilities with Iran. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Tim Kaine (D-VA), […]