ICYMI: Senator Gallego Puts Veterans First by Blocking VA Nominees Until Hack Job Firings are Reversed
WASHINGTON – Earlier this week, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) announced he will place a blanket hold on all nominations to the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) following news of the Trump Administration’s plans to eliminate over 83,000 jobs from the Department with no explanation on how these firings will specifically occur. These cuts must be reversed, and until […]
Gallego Demands Answers on HHS Layoffs That Threaten Arizona’s Public Health Programs
The entire staff of HHS’s Region 9 Office, which oversees Arizona, was abruptly laid off this week as part of the department’s mass cuts nationwide WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), alongside 37 Senate Democrats, is demanding answers from the Trump Administration about the mass layoffs of federal health workers and the devastating impact these cuts will […]
On ‘Tariff Liberation Day’, Gallego Introduces Bill to Ensure Transparency, Accountability at U.S. Trade Representative
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced legislation to establish an Inspector General (IG) at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). The USTR is responsible for developing and negotiating the U.S.’s trade policy, including tariffs, and is one of the few cabinet-level agencies without an IG. “Our tariff and trade policy should bring manufacturing back to the […]
STATEMENT: Senator Gallego to Place Blanket Hold on Veterans’ Affairs Nominees Until Sec. Collins Reverses Firings
As a Marine Corps Combat Veteran, Senator Gallego personally understands the importance of the VA’s efforts to provide health care for veterans and their families WASHINGTON — Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) announced he will place a blanket hold on all nominations to the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) following news of the Trump Administration’s plans to […]
Gallego, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Expand Affordable Housing Access in Fast-Growing Cities
Despite population booms in recent decades, cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas receive far fewer affordable housing vouchers than smaller, older cities WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a member of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, along with Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ), and Representatives Dina Titus (NV-01), Greg […]
Gallego Backs Bill to Lower Drug Costs and Hold Big Pharma Accountable for Price Hikes
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) backed the Lower Drug Costs for Families Act to make prescription drugs more affordable, hold Big Pharma accountable, and reduce the national deficit by billions of dollars. The bill, which Senator Gallego also championed in the House, would punish drug companies for raising prescription drug prices in the commercial market faster than inflation. […]
ICYMI: Gallego Introduces Bill to Keep Arizonans Cool, Combat Urban Heat Islands
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced the Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act. The bill would create a $30 million grant program through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for entities such as local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, Tribal governments, and nonprofits to implement efforts that prevent and offset the effects of excess urban heat including: […]
Gallego, Kelly Back Bipartisan Legislation to Boost America’s Mining Workforce
WASHINGTON – Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly are backing the bipartisan Mining Schools Act of 2025 to bolster America’s mining workforce and energy security by expanding opportunities in mining education. The bill addresses the nation’s declining mining workforce by establishing a grant program for universities to recruit students and support research or demonstration projects related to mineral […]
Gallego Introduces Bill to Keep Arizonans Cool, Combat Urban Heat Islands
Bill comes after record-breaking spring temperatures in Phoenix and across the West this week WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced the Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act. The bill – which Senator Gallego first introduced as a member of the House – would create a competitive grant program to provide funding to combat the causes and consequences of urban heat islands. “As summers […]
Gallego Pushes Back Against Trump Administration’s Erasure of Native American Veterans
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is pushing back against efforts to erase Native American veterans’ contributions to U.S. military history. Per capita, Native Americans serve in the military at the highest rate, five times the national average. Native veterans have fought in every major armed conflict, and erasing their service is a dishonor to all who […]