WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) has spoken out against the alarming, unprecedented efforts of President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk to shut down federal agencies and cut critical programs under the guise of “government efficiency.” While Senator Gallego is all for efficiency, he recognizes that what Elon Musk is doing is cutting essential programs, no matter who it hurts, to fund a tax break for billionaires like himself. Senator Gallego remains committed to defending working families and fighting back against DOGE’s attacks on the programs they rely on.    He sent a letter calling for an investigation into the Department of the Treasury following reports that Secretary Scott

Bill Advanced Through Committee Unanimously Last September WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and John Hoeven (R-ND) reintroduced the bipartisan Shadow Wolves Improvement Act to strengthen border security and expand opportunities for Shadow Wolves agents. The legislation reclassifies Shadow Wolves as competitive service employees, giving them greater career mobility, improving retention, and making it easier to recruit new agents. The bill passed through committee unanimously last September but ran out of time to pass the Senate. The bill is also cosponsored by Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and James Lankford (R-OK).   Shadow Wolves are members of the Tohono O’odham Nation who patrol the 76-mile stretch of land that the Tohono O’odham

Following the Arizona Senators’ pushback on Trump’s chaotic funding freeze, critical health programs are once again receiving support WASHINGTON – Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kellyannounced that Native Health will receive a $500,000 grant through the Department of Health and Human Services’ Community Opioid Intervention Prevention Program (COIPP) to help combat the opioid crisis in Native communities across Arizona. This funding will support community-based prevention, treatment, and recovery efforts in Tribal and Urban Indian communities.  This announcement comes just two weeks after the Trump Administration’s chaotic freeze on federal grants and loans threatened funding for critical health services. Gallego and Kelly have been pushing