WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced legislation to establish an Inspector General (IG) at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). The USTR is responsible for developing and negotiating the U.S.’s trade policy, including tariffs, and is one of the few cabinet-level agencies without an IG. “Our tariff and trade policy should bring manufacturing back to the U.S., support the working class, and hold countries accountable for unfair trade practices – not enrich billionaires at the expense of hardworking Americans,” said Senator Gallego. “The Trump Administration has a history of setting up a tariff exemption process that gives preference to donors and millionaires who can hire lobbyists over

As a Marine Corps Combat Veteran, Senator Gallego personally understands the importance of the VA’s efforts to provide health care for veterans and their families WASHINGTON — Today, 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. The cuts to the VA reflect an abandonment by the Trump Administration to provide critical health care services to military veterans. The actions of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) can already be felt in Arizona. For example: These cuts must be

Despite population booms in recent decades, cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas receive far fewer affordable housing vouchers than smaller, older cities WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a member of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, along with Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ), and Representatives Dina Titus (NV-01), Greg Stanton (AZ-04), and Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), introduced the Housing Vouchers Fairness Act to update the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) decades-old Housing Choice Voucher allocation formula. “Growing up, I watched my single mom work tirelessly to afford a safe apartment for my sisters and me. But for too