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Gallego Backs Bill to End Tax Breaks for Companies Sending US Jobs Overseas
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) announced his support of the No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act, legislation to close loopholes that reward corporations for outsourcing jobs and profits. The bill comes as Republicans push to expand these offshoring incentives in their upcoming reconciliation bill. “Our tax system should support American workers, not encourage investment overseas,” said Senator Gallego. “If we really want to put America first, we need to stop giving corporations a tax break for outsourcing and level the playing field for companies that want to invest here at home.” Under the 2017 Trump tax law, multinational corporations pay a special tax rate for offshore profits that
Gallego Co-Sponsors Bill to Stop Flow of American Guns to Cartels
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is co-sponsoring the Stop Arming Cartels Act to stop the flow of American-made firearms into the hands of Mexican drug cartels. An estimated 200,000 to 500,000 American-made guns are trafficked into Mexico annually, often through unlicensed gun dealers, straw purchasers, and thefts from federal firearms licensees. Between 2014 and 2018, more than 9,000 guns recovered in Mexico and Central American after violent crimes were traced to gun stores in Arizona. “For too long, weak gun laws have put guns in the hands of cartels and fueled the violence that threatens our border and our border communities,” said Senator Gallego. “I’m taking action to
ICYMI: Gallego, Senators Call for Investigation into Corporate Landlord for Hiking Rent for Military Families
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA),Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee led a letter to Secretary of the Department of Defense (DoD), Pete Hegseth, calling for an investigation into whether landlords may be using property management software company RealPage’s services to price gouge military families. RealPage is accused of contributed to excessive rental costs in several places where DoD raised housing allowances, including in Arizona by landlords in the Phoenix Metro area, home to Luke Air Force Base, and Tucson, home