WASHINGTON – Ahead of President Trump’s joint Congressional address last night, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) discussed how President Trump’s policies are affecting Arizonans, including his guest for the joint address, Kyle Rahn, a disabled Army veteran and federal worker who was recently fired due to Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts to the federal workforce. Senator Gallego also discussed some areas of potential compromise and cooperation with Republicans in Congress.   See coverage below:  On the Airwaves CBS News: Senator Gallego on DOGE: “We can find efficiencies. There are ways that we could actually cut waste. We should do it in a thoughtful manner that protects the American citizen every day

WASHINGTON — Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Democratic Senators from the three Lower Colorado Basin states in urging the Department of the Interior to immediately lift its freeze of Inflation Reduction Act funding for the Lower Colorado River System Conservation and Efficiency Program. The Senators criticized the Trump Administration’s day-one executive order halting all Inflation Reduction Act disbursements, including the $4 billion passed by Congress for water management and conservation efforts in the Colorado River Basin and other drought-stricken areas in the West.   “This Program, funded with an initial allocation through the Inflation Reduction Act and managed through the Bureau of Reclamation, has been instrumental in increasing

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a Marine Corps combat veteran and member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, joined a group of Democratic senators urging the Trump Administration to protect the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) from deep staffing cuts at Veterans Affairs (VA) and return to office orders that will impact this critical service for veterans in crisis. The letter comes as reports show that the VA has fired 2,400 employees, including VCL staff, threatening lifesaving mental health services for Arizona’s 500,000+ veterans.  “We write to you out of concern for the ability of the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) to continue to provide critical support