Gallego Helps Introduce Bill to Crack Down on Cartel Recruitment on Social Media
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) helped introduce the Combating Cartels on Social Media Act, which cracks down on cartels’ dangerous recruitment of teenagers through social media to conduct illegal smuggling and trafficking. Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and James Lankford (R-OK) and Representatives Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-6) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-6) introduced the bill. Cartels have been using social media apps like Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok to recruit Americans—including teens—to smuggle […]
Gallego, Kelly, Stanton, Ansari Respond to New Report Showing Over 300,000 Arizonans Would Lose Health Insurance Under Republican Bill
WASHINGTON – Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly, alongside Representatives Greg Stanton (D-AZ-04) and Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-03), responded to a new report from the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) showing that 300,679 Arizonans would lose their health insurance under House Republicans’ proposed plan to fund tax breaks for billionaires. The House Republican bill would result in 190,993 Arizonans losing […]
Gallego to Vote for Cloture on GENIUS Act
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Ranking Member of the Digital Assets Subcommittee, issued the following statement on his vote on cloture on the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act: “This evening, I will vote to advance consideration of the GENIUS Act. After weeks of negotiations, we are headed in a direction that […]
Business Leaders Endorse Senator Gallego’s Border Security and Immigration Reform Plan
“This is not just a policy debate. It’s about the lives and livelihoods of millions of people. It’s about our values as a nation and our economic prosperity and security.” — Senator Gallego WASHINGTON – On Thursday, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined business leaders to discuss bipartisan, practical immigration solutions, including the introduction of his 5 pillar framework, […]
Gallego Demands Action to Protect Americans’ Personal Data
Gallego is raising the alarm after the CFPB quietly canceled a rule to prevent Americans’ personal data from being sold without their consent WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is demanding action to prevent Americans’ private, personal data from being collected and sold without their consent. In a letter to Acting Director of the Consumer Financial […]
What Arizonans are Saying, Watching, and Reading About Senator Gallego’s Border Security and Immigration Reform Plan
ARIZONA – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released his new plan to address the broken state of America’s border and immigration system. As a senator of a border state Senator Gallego intimately understands the nuances of border security and immigration reform. The five-pillar framework, “Securing the Border and Fueling Economic Prosperity,” emphasizes the importance of strengthening border security and restoring […]
Lo que dicen sobre el plan del Senador Gallego para la seguridad fronteriza y la reforma migratoria
WASHINGTON – El lunes, el Senador Rubén Gallego (D-AZ) publicó su nuevo planpara abordar el estado precario del sistema fronterizo y migratorio de Estados Unidos. El plan de cinco pilares, “Asegurando la Frontera e Impulsando la Prosperidad Económica,” enfatiza la importancia de fortalecer la seguridad fronteriza y restablecer el orden en nuestras comunidades, al mismo tiempo que saca […]
Senator Gallego, Whip Clark, and Congressional Dads Caucus Chair Rep. Gomez Hold Press Conference on Trump’s Baby Tax
The members called attention to how Trump’s policies are raising prices for parents WASHINGTON — Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-03), and Congressman and Congressional Dads Caucus Chair Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) held a press conference on how President Trump’s policies are placing a “baby tax” on parents and raising costs on essentials. The members were joined […]
Gallego, Whitehouse, Warren, Booker, DeLauro, Colleagues Demand Action to Prevent Corporations from Using Trump’s Reckless Tariffs as an Excuse to Price Gouge Hardworking Americans
Many large corporations have already announced price hikes, even before tariffs take effect WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) led 31 of their Senate and House colleagues in demanding the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigate which large companies are using the Trump Administration’s […]
ICYMI: Senator Gallego Discusses Transatlantic Cooperation and U.S. Foreign Policy at German Marshall Fund
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined the German Marhsall Fund’s Fourth Annual Philon Lecture series to discuss the future of transatlantic cooperation and the importance of strong U.S.-European alliances. Senator Gallego is an alum of the Grand Marshall Fund’s Transatlantic Inclusion Leaders Network. Watch the full conversation HERE. On Trump and evolving U.S. alliances Senator Gallego criticized […]