Gallego, Kelly, Stanton, Ansari Urge HHS and DOJ to Streamline Domestic Violence Victim Services Funding
“These reckless disruptions will have unnecessary and lasting negative impacts on Arizona survivors of domestic violence and reduce public safety” WASHINGTON – Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly, alongside Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Attorney General Pam Bondi urging them to reverse recent […]
Gallego Urges Commerce Department to Reconsider Tomato Trade Decision That Threatens Jobs and Raises Prices for Arizonans
WASHINTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) urged the Trump Administration to reverse its decision to withdraw from the 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement (TSA). In a letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Senator Gallego and 15 Congressional lawmakers warn that terminating the agreement will cause widespread American job losses, large price increases for consumers, and significant disruptions […]
Gallego Condemns Senate Republicans for Expanding Government Overreach
‘The solution to government overreach isn’t more government overreach,’ Gallego states. WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) condemned Senate Republicans for overstepping their authority with more government overreach by abusing the Congressional Review Act. “Republicans aren’t interested in improving the lives of hardworking Americans, they just want to score cheap political points. I won’t go along with […]
Senator Gallego Speaks on His Military Service at the Elizabeth Dole Foundation’s 10th Annual Convening
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a Marine combat veteran, joined the Elizabeth Dole Foundation’s CEO Steve Schwab for a conversation on his journey from the Marines to the U.S. Senate and the role of public policy in supporting caregivers of our nation’s veterans. “There is something to be said about being at home, being […]
Gallego Presses Sec. Kristi Noem on DHS Overspending and Cartel Recruitment of American Teens
WASHINGTON – During a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) pressed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on the department’s overspending and what she’s doing to combat cartel recruitment of American teens on social media. Watch Senator Gallego’s questioning HERE. Senator Gallego started his questioning by highlighting his new […]
Gallego Helps Introduce Bill to Crack Down on Cartel Recruitment on Social Media
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) helped introduce the Combating Cartels on Social Media Act, which cracks down on cartels’ dangerous recruitment of teenagers through social media to conduct illegal smuggling and trafficking. Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and James Lankford (R-OK) and Representatives Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-6) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-6) introduced the bill. Cartels have been using social media apps like Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok to recruit Americans—including teens—to smuggle […]
Gallego, Kelly, Stanton, Ansari Respond to New Report Showing Over 300,000 Arizonans Would Lose Health Insurance Under Republican Bill
WASHINGTON – 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 from the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) showing that 300,679 Arizonans would lose their health insurance under House Republicans’ proposed plan to fund tax breaks for billionaires. The House Republican bill would result in 190,993 Arizonans losing […]
Gallego to Vote for Cloture on GENIUS Act
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Ranking Member of the Digital Assets Subcommittee, issued the following statement on his vote on cloture on the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act: “This evening, I will vote to advance consideration of the GENIUS Act. After weeks of negotiations, we are headed in a direction that […]
Business Leaders Endorse Senator Gallego’s Border Security and Immigration Reform Plan
“This is not just a policy debate. It’s about the lives and livelihoods of millions of people. It’s about our values as a nation and our economic prosperity and security.” — Senator Gallego WASHINGTON – On Thursday, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined business leaders to discuss bipartisan, practical immigration solutions, including the introduction of his 5 pillar framework, […]
Gallego Demands Action to Protect Americans’ Personal Data
Gallego is raising the alarm after the CFPB quietly canceled a rule to prevent Americans’ personal data from being sold without their consent WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is demanding action to prevent Americans’ private, personal data from being collected and sold without their consent. In a letter to Acting Director of the Consumer Financial […]