Senator Gallego Presses Trump Administration to Reverse Medicare Premium Hikes
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to take immediate action to prevent steep increases in Medicare Part D prescription drug premiums for 2026. “I am deeply concerned about the impact premium increases will have on individuals who rely on Medicare Part D for access to essential medications,” Senator […]
Gallego Meets with Family of Peoria Small Business Owner Facing Deportation
PHOENIX – On Tuesday, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) met with the family of Kelly Yu, a mother and local restaurant owner who has been in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody since May after living in the United States for the past 21 years. READ MORE: Family of Valley business owner facing deportation meets with Senator Gallego Kelly Yu […]
Senator Gallego Hears Directly from Arizonans at Town Halls in Globe and Apache Junction
ARIZONA – Yesterday, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) heard directly from Arizonans at town halls in Globe and Apache Junction. In Globe, Senator Gallego spoke about issues disproportionately harming rural communities, like limited access to good-paying jobs, affordable housing, public broadcasting, and education funding. He also criticized the GOP and Trump administration’s policies that hit rural areas hardest – […]
Gallego, Blumenthal Condemn Ghislaine Maxwell Prison Transfer, Raise Concerns over Preferential Treatment
WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) condemned the recent transfer of convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell from FCI Tallahassee, a low security federal prison, to FPC Bryan, a minimum-security prison camp in Texas. The transfer occurred shortly after Maxwell met privately with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche – Trump’s former personal lawyer – to […]
Gallego Backs Legislation to Help Veterans Struggling with Infertility Grow Their Families
Bicameral legislation would provide a major expansion of family-building services—from IVF to adoption assistance—covered by DoD and VA WASHINGTON — Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) backed the Veteran Families Health Services Act of 2025. This legislation would expand the fertility treatments and family-building services that are covered under servicemembers’ and veterans’ health care to include—among other things—in vitro fertilization (IVF) […]
On the 60th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Senator Gallego Backs John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
WASHINGTON – Today, on the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) announced he is supporting the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, legislation that would update and restore critical safeguards of the original Voting Rights Act. This legislation is especially relevant in Texas where, following historic disapproval of Congressional Republicans’ tax bill, […]
Gallego Secures Major Arizona and Veteran Priorities in Senate MilCon-VA Funding Bill
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a Marine combat veteran, helped secure key priorities for service members and veterans in Arizona and nationwide in this year’s Senate Military Construction and Veterans Affairs (MilCon-VA) Appropriations bill, one of three bills included in the first funding package advanced by the Senate for fiscal year 2026 (FY26). The legislation includes Gallego-led […]
Gallego, Kelly Advance Arizona Rural Development and Public Safety Projects
Ag bill includes more than $2.7 million for rural Arizona fire, police, and flood protection projects and major investments in food assistance, rural housing, Tribal colleges, and water infrastructure WASHINGTON – Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly announced that they advanced major investments for Arizona communities in the Senate’s annual Agriculture and Rural Development funding bill, including six […]
ICYMI: Labor Department Skirts Senators’ Questions on Inflation Data
WASHINGTON – Just hours after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released a disappointing jobs report, President Trump announced he was firing the agency’s chief. The decision is part of a broader pattern of the administration manipulating economic data. Last month, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) led colleagues in demanding answers after the BLS announced it would scale back Consumer Price Index (CPI) data […]
Gallego Statement on Delta’s Response to his Letter on AI-Based Pricing
WASHINGTON – Today, following a response from Delta Air Lines to his letter demanding answers on the company’s use of AI to set individualized, surveillance-based fares, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) issued the following statement: “Delta is telling their investors one thing, and then turning around and telling the public another. If Delta is in fact using aggregated instead of individualized data, that […]