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Affordability Act to increase the supply of affordable housing by increasing the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) outdated multifamily loan limits.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 But outdated regulations are holding us back,” said Senator Gallego.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 […]
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. […]