WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) announced his subcommittee assignments on the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for the 119th Congress. Senator Gallego will serve as Ranking Member of the Energy Subcommittee.  Senator Gallego will serve on the following subcommittees:  “Ensuring Arizona can continue to grow and thrive means securing our energy and water future,” said Senator Gallego. “I look forward to continuing my work on these issues, including as Ranking Member on the Energy Subcommittee, and to protecting our National Parks, which are critical to Arizona’s economy and identity.”  

Gallego joins call for independent Inspector General investigation of Treasury Secretary’s role in granting unprecedented access to federal payment systems WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined a group of Senate Democrats in calling for an investigation into the Department of the Treasury following reports that Secretary Scott Bessent granted Elon Musk and his surrogates unprecedented and potentially unlawful access to the federal government’s payment systems.   Recent reports suggest that Mr. Musk’s team may have gained access to sensitive financial data, potentially violating laws and policies meant to protect taxpayer information. Secretary Bessent’s response to congressional inquiries failed to answer key questions about how much access Musk and his team

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) announced his support of the No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act, legislation to close loopholes that reward corporations for outsourcing jobs and profits. The bill comes as Republicans push to expand these offshoring incentives in their upcoming reconciliation bill.   “Our tax system should support American workers, not encourage investment overseas,” said Senator Gallego. “If we really want to put America first, we need to stop giving corporations a tax break for outsourcing and level the playing field for companies that want to invest here at home.”  Under the 2017 Trump tax law, multinational corporations pay a special tax rate for offshore profits that