Bill will enable La Paz County to create hundreds of jobs and power thousands of homes WASHINGTON – Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kellyintroduced the La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act, legislation to allow La Paz County, Arizona to purchase 3,400 acres of certain federal lands to further its economic development and optimize the generation of additional solar energy. Companion legislation was introduced in the House by Arizona Representatives Paul Gosar, Andy Biggs, and David Schweikert.  Under a previous land transfer, La Paz County made remarkable progress in creating a large solar park adjacent to the Ten West Link transmission project through central Arizona. Today’s

WASHINGTON – Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly, alongside Representatives Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-06), Greg Stanton (D-AZ-04), David Schweikert (R-AZ-01), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ-07), and Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-03) introduced the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (NAIWRSA) of 2025. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation ratifies and funds the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement, resolving one of Arizona’s longest-running water disputes by securing water rights for the Navajo Nation, the Hopi Tribe, and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe.   The settlement will provide reliable and safe water for these communities, allowing the Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribe to lease a portion of

WASHINGTON – Today, during a Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a Marine combat veteran, raised serious concerns over the Trump Administration’s layoffs of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees and cuts to programs that support veterans with PTSD and uphold the PACT Act.  Watch Senator Gallego’s questioning HERE. The Trump Administration’s Cuts to PTSD Program   Senator Gallego started his questioning by asking Al Montoya, an Assistant Secretary at the VA about layoffs at the National Center for PTSD.  “For us who have PTSD this is extremely important because it is an evolving field of research that can help not just us but save us money