Head Start Funding in AZ Released After Gallego Pushes Administration
WASHINGTON — Head Start programs in Arizona received word that their funding will be released. This comes after Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and other lawmakers pushed the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) last week to stop withholding federal funds that more than 17,000 children in Arizona rely on. The previously delayed funds left an Arizona Head Start program unable to […]
Gallego Demands Social Security Head Keep Field Offices Open
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined his colleagues in Congress to demand that the Social Security Administration (SSA) keep its field offices open. This comes after reports that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) might take steps to close offices across the country. “[B]eneficiaries need the opportunity to seek assistance from SSA in […]
Gallego Voices Support for Housing Solutions on Federal Land, Calls for Transparency and Community Input
“Especially in Western states that have patchworks of federal and private land, improving building opportunities on some federal land could be a creative solution to housing shortages in some communities.” PHOENIX – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is voicing his interest in collaborating on the newly announced federal initiative to explore housing development on public lands. In […]
Gallego Highlights Devastating Impact of Republican-led Medicaid Cuts on Reproductive Health
PHOENIX – Yesterday, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Reproductive Freedom for All hosted a town hall in Phoenix to highlight the devastating consequences of Republican-led efforts to cut Medicaid, known as AHCCCS in Arizona, and the impacts it will have on essential reproductive healthcare for millions of Arizonans. “Women in Arizona deserve to have control over their own […]
Gallego, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Preserve and Expand Free Tax Filing Program
The Trump Administration to end Direct File, which allows 1.7 million Arizona taxpayers to file their taxes for free WASHINGTON – In response to recent reporting that the Trump administration plans to end the Direct File program, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined over 175 Congressional Democrats demanding the administration reverse course and commit to preserving and expanding the program. […]
Gallego Backs Legislation to Combat Organized Retail Theft
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) backed the bipartisan Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025 to crack down on flash mob robberies and intricate retail theft schemes. The legislation would establish a coordinated multi-agency response and create new tools to tackle evolving trends in organized retail theft. “Organized retail theft is a growing threat to Arizona’s […]
ICYMI: Senator Gallego Visits Northern Arizona; Highlights Efforts to Protect Medicaid, Support Local Business Amid Trade War, and Defend Veterans’ Services
ARIZONA – Last week, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) made his first visit to Northern Arizona since being elected to the U.S. Senate, where he heard directly from Arizonans about the impacts of the potential cuts to Medicaid, Trump’s trade war, and ongoing threats to veterans’ programs. Senator Gallego kicked off his visit on Thursday with a town hall […]
Gallego, Kelly, Stanton, Ansari: Medicaid Cuts Would Undermine Arizona’s Fight Against the Fentanyl Crisis
Joint Economic Committee report finds that over 31,000 Arizonans access addiction treatment through Medicaid WASHINGTON – Today, 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 released by the Joint Economic Committee Minority warning that proposed Medicaid cuts by President Trump and Republicans would threaten addiction treatment access for thousands of Arizonans and […]
Gallego, Kelly, Hobbs, ACA Celebrate Arizona’s Leadership in AI and Supercomputing
Announcements from AMD and Nvidia made possible by Gallego-backed CHIPS and Science Act WASHINGTON — Today, Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly, Governor Katie Hobbs, and the Arizona Commerce Authority celebrated major announcements from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Nvidia that show Arizona taking a leading role in the next generation of microchips and artificial intelligence. AMD said that it’s ready to produce chips […]
Gallego Introduces Bill to Build Latino Museum on the National Mall
WASHINGTON — Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined a bipartisan group of senators to introduce the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino Act to build a new Smithsonian museum on the National Mall that recognizes the accomplishments of Latinos. This follows the passage of bipartisan legislation that establishes a Latino history museum, which was signed into law in […]