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 […]
Gallego Travels to Slovakia, Germany, and England
Senator Spoke on US-Europe Relations at Chatham House EUROPE – This past week, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) visited Slovakia, Germany, and England to meet with senior defense officials, military leadership, and diplomatic partners. The trip was part of a bipartisan congressional delegation (CODEL) with Senator Jim Banks (R-IN). During the trip, Senator Gallego spoke to the need for the […]
Gallego Demands Administration Reverse Planned Tomato Tax
Planned tax would raise prices at the grocery store, cost American jobs PHOENIX – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) demanded the Trump administration reverse its recently announced decision to withdraw from the 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement. Withdrawing from the agreement would effectively place a 21 percent tax on tomato imports from Mexico. In a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, […]
Gallego Backs Bipartisan Bill to Boost Investment in Local Police Departments
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) announced that he is once again backing the bipartisan, bicameral Invest to Protect Act of 2025 to help small and mid-sized police departments, including Tribal police departments, recruit and provide safety training, de-escalation training, and mental health support for their officers. Gallego previously supported the legislation in the 117th Congress. “Arizona’s smaller […]
On Tax Day, Gallego Recommits to Cutting Taxes for Hard Working Americans, Not Billionaires
As Americans file their taxes, refunds likely to face delays due to DOGE cuts PHOENIX – On Tax Day, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is recommitting to advancing a tax policy that supports working people over billionaires. This comes as reckless cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are likely to slow customer service and […]
Gallego, Senate Democrats Warn About GOP Plans to Cut Food Assistance to Fuel Billionaires’ Tax Breaks
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Senate Democrats in sending an open letter to the American public warning that Congressional Republicans are trying to take food away from hungry families in order to give tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans. After promising to lower prices for families, Republicans in Congress are instead raising grocery costs and making […]