U.S. Senator Ruben Gallego for Arizona

WASHINGTON — Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ)celebrated the passage of their bipartisan legislation — which was signed into law by the president — to transfer the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County. The law makes way for the development of a veterans retreat and community center to support the nearly 5,500 military veterans who […]

WASHINGTON — Yesterday, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) celebrated the Chiricahua National Park Act being signed into law by President Donald Trump. The bipartisan legislation designates Chiricahua National Monument in Cochise County as Chiricahua National Park. The designation made Chiricahua Arizona’s fourth national park — alongside Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest, and Saguaro National Parks. The designation will protect Chiricahua’s unique landscape […]

Senators emphasize the imposed changes to federal air pollution protections could threaten Arizona’s public lands, tourism, and local economies WASHINGTON – This week, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and 10 of their Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, demanding answers over recent changes to the Regional Haze Program that could weaken protections against air pollution at the Grand Canyon […]

WASHINGTON — Last week, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and a bicameral coalition of Democratic lawmakers in pressing U.S. Department of Education (ED) Secretary Linda McMahon on the administration’s illegal decision to redirect funding from Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) to other institutions.   In the letter to Secretary McMahon, the lawmakers emphasized that while increasing funding for those institutions is important, the additional investments cannot come at the expense of MSIs that […]

WASHINGTON — This week, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined SiriusXM’s “The Julie Mason Show” to discuss his expansive economic policy plan to rebuild the middle class. During the conversation, Senator Gallego noted specific provisions from the plan that would bring the American Dream back within reach, including raising the federal minimum wage to $20-an-hour and creating a New […]

Senator Gallego discussed economic opportunity, civic engagement, early voting, and education during stops in Phoenix and Chandler PHOENIX – This past weekend, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) met with Arizona families, students and media to discuss his plan to strengthen the middle class, encourage civic participation and expand educational opportunities across the state. Gallego met with members of Phoenix-area […]

WASHINGTON — Last week, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released his sweeping economic policy plan to rebuild America’s middle class. The five-pillar plan, “Saving the Middle Class and Restoring the American Dream,” includes a tax on data centers and AI, a New-Deal style public service jobs program, and raising the minimum wage to $20-per-hour to build an economy by-and-for […]

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and 14 of their colleagues in introducing a resolution to recognize the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The resolution also supports the official designation of Indigenous Peoples’ Day as a federal holiday. Indigenous Peoples’ Day is currently celebrated on the second Monday of October in over 200 municipalities and 17 states. Currently, the state of […]

Lawsuit declares that HUD’s attempt to significantly transform the FHIP program violates the law and Congressional intent    WASHINGTON – This week, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and 18 of their Democratic colleagues in submitting an amicus brief supporting a federal judge’s ruling that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) unlawfully restricted funding to groups that investigate and enforce laws against housing discrimination. The amicus filed […]

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Senators John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) in sending a letter urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary Michael Boren and U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz, to maintain consistent environmental protections and local input mechanisms […]