Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is supporting the Parity for Tribal Law Enforcement Act. The legislation would help tribal police departments hire and retain tribal law enforcement officers by providing access to federal retirement, pension, death, and injury benefits on par with law enforcement officers from non-tribal jurisdictions. “Tribal law enforcement officers are on the front lines […]
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, joined the entire Senate Democratic caucus in demanding Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought immediately rescind OMB’s proposed regulation on federal financial assistance. The Senators warned the proposal exceeds OMB’s statutory authority, undermines Congress’s constitutional power of the […]
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is backing the Protecting Firefighters and Advancing State-of-the-Art (PFAS) Alternatives Act, legislation to support the development of next-generation, PFAS-free protective gear to better protect firefighters from the dangers of their work. “Firefighters run towards danger to keep Arizonans safe – the gear they wear and the equipment they use should never […]
WASHINGTON – As President Trump continues to slow-walk a bipartisan housing affordability bill that already passed through Congress, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a member of the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee and the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, joined a group of colleagues in urging the president to unlock community development tools and promptly release$750 […]
Senator Introduces Amendment on AI & Autonomous Weapons THE HAGUE – U.S. Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a member of the Helsinki Commission, participated in a congressional delegation (CODEL) trip to the 33rd Annual Session of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) in The Hague, Netherlands. On Monday, Senator Gallego introduced an amendment […]
PHOENIX – Following the one-year anniversary of President Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA) on July 4th, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is highlighting how Trump and Republicans in Congress have caused Arizonans to lose healthcare, food assistance, and jobs – all so the ultra-wealthy can get bigger tax breaks. “Right now, Arizonans are working harder than ever and […]
TUBA CITY – This week, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) hosted a Tribal Veterans Community Conversation in Tuba City, Arizona, to hear directly from Native veterans in Northeastern Arizona. ICYMI: Navajo Times: In Tuba City, Gallego says feds are failing Navajo veterans Find more photos from the event HERE. During the event, Senator Gallego met with Gold Star families and reflected […]
PAGE – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) visited Page, Arizona to meet with local leaders and discuss pressing issues affecting Northern Arizona, including wildfire prevention and recovery, tourism, and Colorado River water. “Rural communities like Page play a vital role in Arizona’s economy,” said Senator Gallego. “Whether it’s securing federal resources to help them recover from devastating wildfires […]
WASHINGTON – The Senate Ethics Committee has dismissed the complaint filed against Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) by Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL-13) in April. “The dismissal by the Ethics Committee reaffirms what I have said about these accusations from the beginning: they were right-wing conspiracies peddled by far-right activists like Anna Paulina Luna, the White House, and their […]
Gallego, colleagues: “Taxpayers deserve a full explanation of how these failures occurred and who will be held accountable for correcting them” WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, joined his Democratic colleagues on the Committee in demanding answers from Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Doug Burgum […]