Gallego, Scott Introduce Checkpoint Act to Strengthen Border Patrol Operations and Combat Fentanyl Trafficking
WASHINGTON – Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced the bipartisan Continuing High-Quality Evaluations of Concerning and Known Persons of Interest through National Training Updates (CHECKPOINT) Act. This legislation will modernize and improve operations of the U.S. Border Patrol checkpoints by formally codifying the Checkpoint Program Management Office to oversee performance, data collection, and interagency coordination, while enhancing training […]
Gallego Backs Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Federal Minimum Wage to $15 Per Hour
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) backed the bipartisan Higher Wages for American Workers Act, first introduced by Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Peter Welch (D-VT), to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour and allow the federal minimum wage to increase with inflation in subsequent years. When adjusted for inflation, the current federal minimum wage is lower than […]
Gallego, Warnock, Marshall Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes by Promoting Fatherhood Engagement
The Dads Matter Act of 2025 aims to improve maternal health outcomes through promoting fatherhood engagement WASHINGTON– Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve maternal health outcomes by promoting fatherhood engagement. The Dads Matter Act of 2025 would direct the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to raise […]
Gallego Demands Answers, Accountability Following Kroger Overcharging Investigation
Letter comes after Kroger, which owns Fry’s Food Stores in Arizona, was found to be leaving up old discount tags and overcharging customers WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is demanding answers and accountability from Kroger CEO, Ronald Sargent, after a recent investigation found that discount tags in 14 states, including Arizona, had expired sale tags for […]
Gallego Statement on GENIUS Act Senate Passage
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Ranking Member of the Digital Assets Subcommittee, issued the following statement on Senate passage of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act: “Today’s strong bipartisan passage of the GENIUS Act is proof of what can be achieved through honest negations and a willingness to work across the […]
What They Are Saying: Congressional Republicans to Cut Access to Health Care and Raise Costs
ARIZONA – As Republicans in Congress push to pass a budget bill that will rip health care away from millions of Americans – including over 300,000 Arizonans – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is hearing from Arizona stakeholders on how these cuts will affect families. Last week, Senator Gallego released a report highlighting the chaos it will have on […]
Gallego, Colleagues Lead Caucus in Rejecting Republicans’ Billionaire Tax Scam, Calling for Real Tax Relief for American Families
“Republicans should not increase costs for working families in order to cut taxes for ultra-millionaires, billionaires, and wealthy corporations.” WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), along with Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) led the entire Democratic caucus in urging Republican Leader John Thune (R-SD) and Senate Finance Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID) to abandon their plan to cut taxes […]
In Win for Workers’ Rights, Gallego, Kelly, Cortez Masto, Rosen Announce NLRB Phoenix Office Will Remain Open
The National Labor Relations Board Region 28 office in Phoenix, previously scheduled for closure, will remain open after push back from the Senators WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced that the National Labor Relations Board Region 28 office will remain open. Originally slated to have its lease […]
Gallego Leads Bill to Guarantee 12 Months of Postpartum Coverage Under Medicaid and CHIP
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced the Postpartum Lifeline Act to require 12 months of full postpartum health coverage for new mothers under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This comes as Republicans are poised to make massive cuts to Medicaid that would threaten postpartum care. “Republicans are abandoning mothers at one of the […]
On Flag Day, Gallego Backs Bill to Ensure American Flags Are Made in America
WASHINGTON – On Flag Day, Senator Gallego (D-AZ) announced his support for the bipartisan Make American Flags in America Act of 2025. This bill would close loopholes in existing law to ensure that American flags displayed on federal property or purchased by federal agencies are manufactured completely in the United States from American materials. “Flying the American flag is an […]