ICYMI: Senator Gallego Talks Trade Policies, Global Energy Challenges at McCain Institute Sedona Forum
SEDONA – This weekend, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined the McCain Institute’s Sedona Forum for a panel discussion on the geopolitics of trade and energy. The Senator criticized President Donald Trump’s trade war and underscored its detrimental impact on international relations and the future of energy. Senator Gallego was joined by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Representative Craig Goldman (R-TX-12). WATCH […]
Gallego, Colleagues Issue Statement on GENIUS Act
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Ranking Member of the Digital Assets Subcommittee, and Senators Mark Warner (D-VA), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), and Adam Schiff (D-CA), released the following statement on the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act: “As stablecoins […]
Gallego Backs Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Recover Millions in Unused Funding for Hoover Dam
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) backed the bipartisan, bicameral Help Hoover Dam Act to allow the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) to access $50 million in unused, long-stranded funds for Hoover Dam operations, maintenance, and improvement projects. “For too long, red tape has kept $50 million tied up that should have gone toward maintaining and upgrading the Hoover […]
Gallego Presses Insurance Experts on Home Insurance Hikes in Arizona
During hearing, Gallego highlighted the stories of Arizonans hit hard by rising premiums WASHINGTON – During a Senate Committee Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing today on insurance and mitigation policies, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) pressed insurance experts on industry practices that raise costs for Arizonans and what they are doing to prevent scam artists from exploiting victims […]
Gallego, Cotton Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen America’s Water Infrastructure Against Cyber Attacks
In recent years, municipalities across the U.S. have faced cyber-attacks, including from foreign adversaries like Russia, China, and Iran WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced the bipartisan Water Cybersecurity Enhancement Act to help public water systems protect against and respond to cyberattacks, which have become increasingly frequent in recent years. “In Arizona, we know better than […]
Gallego Pushes Trump Administration to Reconsider Student Visa Revocations
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined a group of Senate Democrats in pressing the Trump Administration to undo unlawful student visa revocations and highlighted recent reversals of some terminations. “These actions to end student status reflected an unannounced change in policy and were inconsistent with existing laws, regulations, policies, and agency guidance governing the maintenance and termination […]
Gallego Pushes Trump Nominees on Protecting Arizona’s Public Lands and Water
WASHINGTON – During an Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) pressed Trump administration nominees on issues affecting Arizona’s public lands and water, including funding freezes that threaten drought relief, tribal water rights settlements, and protections for the Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument. Watch Senator Gallego’s questioning HERE. Gallego began his […]
Gallego, McCormick Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Affordable Housing Supply
WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Dave McCormick (R-PA) introduced the bipartisan Housing Affordability Act to increase the supply of affordable housing by increasing the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) outdated multifamily loan limits. “To tackle the affordable housing crisis, we need to make building homes easier and cheaper. But outdated regulations are holding us back,” said Senator Gallego. “By updating a […]
Gallego Presses VA Officials on the Impact of Trump’s Cuts on Veterans’ Mental Health
WASHINGTON – Today, during a Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a Marine combat veteran, raised serious concerns over the Trump Administration’s cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that threaten veterans’ mental health care. He also reiterated his blanket hold on Trump’s VA nominees until the Administration reverses course on its drastic cuts: […]
On National Fentanyl Awareness Day, Gallego Reiterates Support for CATCH Fentanyl Act and Ongoing Efforts to Combat Trafficking
WASHINGTON – Today, on National Fentanyl Awareness Day, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is reiterating his commitment to fighting fentanyl trafficking and keeping Arizona communities safe. He supported the Contraband Awareness Technology Catches Harmful (CATCH) Fentanyl Act, which would strengthen the inspection of vehicles and cargo at the southern border by requiring U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to test […]