WASHINGTON – Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly are backing the bipartisan Mining Schools Act of 2025 to bolster America’s mining workforce and energy security by expanding opportunities in mining education.   The bill addresses the nation’s declining mining workforce by establishing a grant program for universities to recruit students and support research or demonstration projects related to mineral […]

Bill comes after record-breaking spring temperatures in Phoenix and across the West this week WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced the Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act. The bill – which Senator Gallego first introduced as a member of the House – would create a competitive grant program to provide funding to combat the causes and consequences of urban heat islands.   “As summers […]

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is pushing back against efforts to erase Native American veterans’ contributions to U.S. military history. Per capita, Native Americans serve in the military at the highest rate, five times the national average. Native veterans have fought in every major armed conflict, and erasing their service is a dishonor to all who […]