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Gallego, Hagerty Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill Supporting Increased Use of Non-Lethal Weapons for Law Enforcement

Bill Backed by the Arizona Police Association WASHINGTON— Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN)reintroduced the bipartisan Innovate to De-Escalate Modernization Act, legislation that would give law enforcement the resources they need to responsibly crack down on crime. Current law discourages law enforcement from utilizing important new less-than-lethal technologies, such as long-range tasers, by failing to clearly […]

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ICYMI: Senator Gallego Puts Veterans First by Blocking VA Nominees Until Hack Job Firings are Reversed

WASHINGTON – Earlier this week, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) announced he will place a blanket hold on all nominations to the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) following news of the Trump Administration’s plans to eliminate over 83,000 jobs from the Department with no explanation on how these firings will specifically occur. These cuts must be reversed, and until […]

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Gallego Demands Answers on HHS Layoffs That Threaten Arizona’s Public Health Programs

The entire staff of HHS’s Region 9 Office, which oversees Arizona, was abruptly laid off this week as part of the department’s mass cuts nationwide WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), alongside 37 Senate Democrats, is demanding answers from the Trump Administration about the mass layoffs of federal health workers and the devastating impact these cuts will […]

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