Gallego Signs Letter Demanding Trump Administration Protect Veterans Crisis Hotline
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a Marine Corps combat veteran and member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, joined a group of Democratic senators urging the Trump Administration to protect the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) from deep staffing cuts at Veterans Affairs (VA) and return to office orders that will impact this critical service for veterans […]
ICYMI: Senator Gallego Leads Roundtable Discussion in Phoenix on Potential Medicaid Cuts
PHOENIX – This weekend, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) hosted a roundtable discussion with leaders of healthcare organizations to examine the potentially devastating cuts to Medicaid and their far-reaching impact on Arizona families and health care providers. This comes after Senator Gallego has been hearing directly from Arizonans on how they would be affected by these cuts. See coverage below: On the […]
Senator Gallego Leads Roundtable Discussion on Potential Cuts to Medicaid by Republicans
PHOENIX—Today in Phoenix, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) hosted a roundtable discussion with leaders of healthcare organizations to examine the potentially devastating cuts to Medicaid and their far-reaching impact on Arizona families and healthcare providers. This comes as earlier this week, House Republicans passed a Budget Resolution that instructs the Energy and Commerce Committee to make $880 billion in […]
Gallego to Bring Arizona Veteran Fired by DOGE as State of the Union Guest
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) announced that Arizonan Kyle Rahn, a disabled veteran and federal worker who was recently fired due to Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts to the federal workforce, will accompany him to watch President Trump’s State of the Union address in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, March 4th. Kyle Rahn, a North Phoenix resident, is […]
Gallego Hears Directly from Arizonans During First Town Hall
PHOENIX – Last night, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) spoke to over 3,000 Arizonans during his first telephone town hall. Sen. Gallego was able to hear directly from constituents about their concerns over threats to Social Security and Medicaid, housing prices, and federal layoffs. “Last night made it clear that the dangerous game being played by Donald Trump and […]
ICYMI: Senator Gallego Joins MSNBC to Discuss His Floor Speech on Ukraine
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss his first speech on the Senate floor on his resolution condemning the United States’ rejection of a United Nations resolutiondenouncing Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. “The fact that the Donald Trump will one day call Zelensky a dictator and then the other day claim that he never […]
Gallego, Kelly’s Social Security Expansion for Teachers, Firefighters, and Police Officers in Effect
Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly supported the Social Security Fairness Act, pushing to speed up payments for public servants WASHINGTON – Today, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced it will immediately begin issuing retroactive payments and increasing monthly Social Security benefits for about 45,000 Arizona firefighters, teachers, police officers, and other public servants whose benefits were unfairly reduced or […]
WATCH: Gallego Questions Trump Nominee on Increasing Housing Supply, Access to Homeownership
WASHINGTON – Today, during a Senate Committee on Banking, House, and Urban Development hearing, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) questioned Trump nominee’s nominee to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, William Pulte, on his plans to lower housing costs. Senator Gallego knows that homeownership is a cornerstone of the American dream, but that dream is increasingly out […]
Gallego: “America does not stand with dictators, and we never will.”
Senator Gallego introduced a resolution to condemn the U.S.’s vote against UN resolution on Russia WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) gave his first speech on the Senate floor on his resolution condemning the United States’ rejection of a United Nations resolution denouncing Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. “Let’s be clear on this: this […]
WATCH: Ranking Member Gallego Co-Leads First Digital Assets Subcommittee Hearing, Lays Out Goals for Crypto Policy
Gallego Also Questioned Witnesses on Potential Regulatory Frameworks WASHINGTON – Today, Ranking Member Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) co-led the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee’s first Digital Assets Subcommittee hearing on “Exploring Bipartisan Legislative Frameworks for Digital Assets.” Senator Gallego started the meeting by emphasizing his priorities of fostering American innovation in digital assets while ensuring consumer protection and […]