WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined a group of Democratic senators in demanding answers from the Trump Administration about the uncertainty faced by Head Start programs in Arizona as a result of the recent federal aid freeze. Head Start programs connect 17,284 of Arizona’s most disadvantaged children with vital opportunities for early learning and development. While the White House later clarified that Head Start would not be targeted by the funding freeze and the OMB later rescinded memo, Head Start programs were temporarily unable to access their allocated federal funds, leaving teachers and staff without pay and threatening access to childcare for working families.  “Head Start

“These findings raise significant concerns that landlords are profiteering by taking taxpayer money that is intended to support military families.” WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee led a letter to Secretary of the Department of Defense (DoD), Pete Hegseth, calling for an investigation into whether landlords may be using property management software company RealPage’s services to price gouge military families. “Our military families already sacrifice so much to serve our nation, often having to

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) urged Meta to protect free speech and ensure its platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, do not hide or restrict important information about abortion access.  Recent reports show that posts about obtaining abortion pills were removed or hidden on Instagram and Facebook, and that some accounts were suspended before being restored.   “I am deeply concerned at the chilling effect that suppressing content related to abortion has towards women,” Senator Gallego wrote. “Women around the country rely on medicated abortion as a safe and effective way to address deeply personal health decisions. With more and more people getting their information from social media, it is