WASHINGTON – Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly announced today that Northern Arizona University (NAU) will receive a $589,002 grant through the EPA’s American Indian Air Quality Training Program (AIAQTP). This funding will help tribal communities monitor and protect air quality on their sovereign lands. “Air pollution puts people at higher risks for cancer, heart disease, and premature death. This funding will empower Tribes to monitor air quality and train the next generation of environmental leaders,” said Senator Gallego.   “Tribes across Arizona are working to protect air quality and keep their communities healthy,” said Senator Kelly. “This gives them the tools to track air quality and

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) cosponsored the bipartisan Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act to push back against China’s anti-free market practices by providing the Department of Commerce with more tools to crack down on unfair trade practices that hurt American workers and businesses. “For too long, bad actors have rigged the system to put American industries and our workers at an unfair disadvantage. The bipartisan Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Actgives us the tools we need to hold them accountable and stop them from gaming the system,” said Senator Gallego. “By strengthening our trade laws, we level the playing field for American businesses.” The bill targets China’s unfair

Gallego Also Goes After Trump’s Layoffs of Veterans at the VA WASHINGTON – During a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) questioned Troy Edgar, nominee to be Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), about the strain that Trump’s immigration policies is putting on Arizona’s law enforcement and children in schools.  Watch Senator Gallego’s questioning HERE. Standing Up for AZ Law Enforcement  Senator Gallego raised concerns that he’s heard from local Arizona law enforcement about DHS deputizing local police officers for everyday immigration enforcement. At a time when local public safety departments in Arizona and across the country are facing