Gallego Presses Experts on Disaster Relief and Insurance Costs Following Deadly Arizona Floods
WASHINGTON – During a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) pressed experts on how to strengthen disaster recovery and mitigation programs for communities like Globe and Miami in Arizona, where recent historic flooding devastated neighborhoods and business, claiming three lives, in addition to the dozens of other lives lost to extreme […]
Gallego, Kelly, Colleagues Call on Administration to Restore Solar for All Program, Prevent Energy Cost Hikes
WASHINGTON – Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly joined 30 of their colleagues in demanding the Trump administration immediately restore the Solar for All program, which helps working-class families afford rooftop and community-based solar energy – helping to lower their home energy costs. In a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, the senators condemned the administration’s […]
Senate Passes Gallego-Backed Bipartisan Housing Package
The historic ROAD to Housing Act is a critical first step in addressing Arizona’s housing crisis WASHINGTON – Last night, the Senate passed the ROAD to Housing Act as part of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bipartisan legislation, which Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) helped shape as a member of the Banking, Housing, and Urban […]
Annual Defense Bill with Gallego-Backed Provisions Passes the Senate
Gallego Also Blasts Trump’s Usage of the National Guard WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate passed the bipartisan Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes key national security provisions that Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) led on and supported. “The passage of this bipartisan NDAA is good news for Arizona and our national security,” said Senator Gallego. “I […]
Gallego, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Stop Trump’s $20 Billion Argentina Bailout
Donald Trump is propping up a foreign government while he shuts down our own WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced the No Argentina Bailout Act, legislation to block Donald Trump from raiding U.S. taxpayer dollars to bail out Argentina’s financial markets and wealthy investors while American families face skyrocketing costs and a Republican shutdown at home. Senator […]
Senadores presentan proyecto que detenga el financiamiento para Argentina
WASHINGTON – Hoy, los senadores Rubén Gallego (D-AZ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tina Smith (D-MN) y Bernie Sanders (I-VT) presentaron la Ley de No al Rescate de Argentina, una legislación que prohibiría el uso del Fondo de Estabilización Cambiaria (FSE) del Departamento del Tesoro para rescatar los mercados financieros de Argentina y […]
Gallego, Kelly Urge Arizona House Republicans to Return to D.C. and Work Together to Prevent Health Care Cost Spikes and End Government Shutdown
“There is no time to waste. We invite you to come back to Washington and work with us to keep Arizonans from facing higher health care costs and get the government back open.” WASHINGTON — Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly sent a reply to Arizona’s Republican House delegation urging them to return to Washington and work together to […]
ICYMI: Gallego Visits Globe-Miami After Devastating Flooding
ARIZONA – Yesterday, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) visited the towns of Globe and Miami to survey the damage of historic flooding that killed three people in Arizona last week. While there, he heard directly from impacted residents and small business owners, and thanked first responders and volunteers supporting the ongoing recovery efforts. See coverage below: Arizona’s Family (Phoenix, […]
Gallego Presses Pfizer on Secret Trump Drug Pricing Deal
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) called on Pfizer to provide answers about its newly announced agreement with the Trump administration to implement “Most Favored Nation” (MFN) pricing in Medicaid and launch a new drug purchasing platform, TrumpRx.gov. READ MORE: Gallego demands transparency in Trump’s deal with Pfizer (The Hill) “To date, few details about this deal have been made public. […]
Gallego Visits Globe-Miami After Devastating Flooding
ARIZONA – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) visited the towns of Globe and Miami to survey the damage of historic flooding that killed three people in Arizona last week, hear directly from impacted residents and small business owners, and thank first responders and volunteers supporting recovery efforts. Senator Gallego joined Globe Mayor Al Gameros, Vice Mayor Mike Stapleton, […]