Gallego Backs Bipartisan TREATS Act to Strengthen Access to Addiction Therapy Services
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) backs the Telehealth Response for E-prescribing Addiction Therapy Services (TREATS) Act, a bipartisan bill that strengthens access to addiction treatment services through telehealth. The legislation would make permanent the telehealth flexibilities that allowed patients to receive life-saving addiction treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The opioid and fentanyl epidemic has devastated Arizona […]
Amid Expected Record-Breaking Cyber Monday Sales, Gallego calls on Amazon to Explain Mass Layoffs
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) demanded clarity on Amazon’s mass corporate layoffs amid the company’s strong financial performance. Last month, the company announced that it plans to terminate 14,000 positions despite increasing revenue and share prices. Public reporting suggests total layoffs may reach 30,000 and the company acknowledges potential AI-caused worker displacement. “Recent […]
Gallego Warns Trump Administration’s Immigration Policies are Hurting America’s Tourism Economy
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) urged the Trump administration to reverse its immigration policies that are discouraging international visitors and threatening millions of American jobs and small businesses that rely on foreign tourism. “I write to express concern regarding the impact your administration’s aggressive, chaotic, and restrictive immigration policies are having on the nation’s tourism […]
Gallego, Moran Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Bolster Small Transit Intensive Cities Program
WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Jerry Moran (R-KS)introduced bipartisan legislation to bolster the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Small Transit Intensive Cities (STIC) program by increasing the Section 5307 grant allotment – which the STIC program utilizes – from 3 percent to 5 percent to help increase the efficiency and capacity of public transportation in communities […]
Gallego Joins Food Banks Across Arizona Ahead of Thanksgiving
ARIZONA – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) visited food banks across Arizona this week to meet with staff and volunteers, learn more about their operations, and thank them for their service to working families ahead of the holiday season. On Monday, Senator Gallego visited the Santa Cruz Valley Food Pantry in Eloy and the St. Vincent de […]
Gallego Hosts Veterans Town Hall in Casa Grande
CASA GRANDE – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) hosted a Veterans Town Hall in Casa Grande to hear directly from veterans in Congressional District 6 about the challenges they’re facing, from VA cuts to Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in American cities. This is Senator Gallego’s fourth Veterans Town Hall. At the town hall, Senator Gallego […]
Gallego, Colleagues Demand Answers on Trump Admin’s Failure to Protect Workers from Coercive Employer-Driven Debt
WASHINGTON – Following a series of anti-worker actions taken by the Trump Administration, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and 44 members of both the House and Senate today sent a series of bicameral letters to the leaders of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) […]
Gallego Leads Western Senators in Calling for Emergency Funding for Wildfire Recovery on Federal Lands
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) led nine Senate colleagues in calling on Appropriations Subcommittee leadership for additional funding to support wildfire recovery on federal lands. In a letter to Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) and Vice Chair Patty Murray (D-WA), the senators pressed for additional resources to help National Parks, National Forests, and Bureau of Land Management […]
Gallego Leads Colleagues in Calling for Investigation into Secretary Noem’s $220 Million Ad Campaign
“It is critical that the American people trust that their hard-earned dollars are being used to improve their lives—not to enrich government officials and their cronies.” WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Gary Peters (D-MI) called for an investigation into recent reports that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) improperly awarded $220 million […]
Senator Gallego Speaks on Winning Competitive Races at NewDEAL Conference
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Jonathan Capehart for a talk entitled ‘Future of the Democratic Party’ at the 15th Annual NewDEAL Leaders Conference. The Senator emphasized meeting voters where they are, gave advice to new and prospective elected officials, and spoke about January 6. On Democrats’ 2025 victories and how to win competitive races: “What I […]