Bill Backed by the Arizona Police Association WASHINGTON— Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN)reintroduced the bipartisan Innovate to De-Escalate Modernization Act, legislation that would give law enforcement the resources they need to responsibly crack down on crime. Current law discourages law enforcement from utilizing important new less-than-lethal technologies, such as long-range tasers, by failing to clearly distinguish these devices from traditional firearms. The Innovate to De-Escalate Modernization Act is a technical fix, adding a “less-than-lethal projectile device” category to federal law and creating a statutory test to classify these devices. The new legislation supports law enforcement and community safety by permitting only true less-than-lethal devices, while screening

WASHINGTON – Earlier this week, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) announced he will place a blanket hold on all nominations to the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) following news of the Trump Administration’s plans to eliminate over 83,000 jobs from the Department with no explanation on how these firings will specifically occur. These cuts must be reversed, and until the Department does so, as well as commits to abandon it’s plans to unilaterally layoff over 83,000 VA employees, Senator Gallego will keep his hold on nominees in place.   See coverage below.  On the Airwaves CNN: Senator Gallego: “I came into this administration with a belief that we should

The entire staff of HHS’s Region 9 Office, which oversees Arizona, was abruptly laid off this week as part of the department’s mass cuts nationwide WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), alongside 37 Senate Democrats, is demanding answers from the Trump Administration about the mass layoffs of federal health workers and the devastating impact these cuts will have on Arizona families. In a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kennedy, the senators urged the administration to reverse course before these reckless firings cause lasting harm to the country’s public health. “Your actions continue to show a reckless disregard for the health and well-being of