BRATISLAVA – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) met with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, Defense Minister Robert Kalinak, and State Secretary Marek Estok on April 12th to discuss key issues facing Slovakia and the broader region. During the meeting, Senator Gallego reiterated the importance of Slovakia’s continued support for Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression. He acknowledged Slovakia’s efforts to provide humanitarian aid but stressed the need for a united front against Russia’s territorial ambitions. “The Slovakian people know the consequences of Russian aggression all too well, having lived behind the Iron Curtain for decades. It is critical that the Slovakian government continue

WASHINGTON — Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Dave McCormick (R-PA), and Katie Britt (R-AL) introduced the bipartisan Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act (HUDVA) to help homeless disabled veterans access crucial housing support. The bill would permanently exclude veterans’ disability payments from annual income for housing assistance eligibility purposes under the Department of Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Program. The HUD-VASH program plays a pivotal role in addressing veteran homelessness by combining rental assistance from HUD along with supportive services from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Unfortunately, some disabled veterans receiving disability payments were previously unable to access veterans housing programs like HUD-VASH because HUD

Senator Gallego: “Trump just showed us a master class in insider trading. This is corruption at the highest level.” WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) demanded answers about possible violations of federal ethics and insider trading laws tied to President Trump’s sudden change in tariff policy. Today, Senator Gallego also called on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch an investigation into whether Trump, his family, or insiders like Elon Musk were tipped off ahead of the President’s surprise decision to pause some of his steep, across-the-board tariffs.   That announcement triggered a stock market surge that gave $304 billion to the world’s richest people in a single