Press Releases
Gallego to Bring Arizona Veteran Fired by DOGE as State of the Union Guest
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) announced that Arizonan Kyle Rahn, a disabled veteran and federal worker who was recently fired due to Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts to the federal workforce, will accompany him to watch President Trump’s State of the Union address in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, March 4th. Kyle Rahn, a North Phoenix resident, is a disabled Army veteran who served three tours in Iraq before continuing his public service as a civilian at the Department of Defense and later at the Department of Homeland Security as a national security professional. Despite 16 years of dedicated public service and his perfect record as an
Gallego Hears Directly from Arizonans During First Town Hall
PHOENIX – Last night, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) spoke to over 3,000 Arizonans during his first telephone town hall. Sen. Gallego was able to hear directly from constituents about their concerns over threats to Social Security and Medicaid, housing prices, and federal layoffs. “Last night made it clear that the dangerous game being played by Donald Trump and Elon Musk, with their reckless attempts to gut the federal government, is not sitting well with Arizonans. People are scared they could lose access to their health care, VA benefits, and even their jobs. This uncertainty and chaos is creating real fear among families who deserve stability and security,” Senator
ICYMI: Senator Gallego Joins MSNBC to Discuss His Floor Speech on Ukraine
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss his first speech on the Senate floor on his resolution condemning the United States’ rejection of a United Nations resolutiondenouncing Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. “The fact that the Donald Trump will one day call Zelensky a dictator and then the other day claim that he never said it is a problem,” said Senator Gallego on MSNBC. “One day he’ll say that we’re going to help Ukraine, and the other day he will say that they owe us $350 billion worth of money that does not exist that we never gave them to begin with. “He