Senator Gallego to Vote Against Republican Spending Cuts and Elon Musk’s Government Takeover
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released the following statement on the Republicans’ spending plan: “Let’s not kid ourselves, this is a bad resolution that gives Elon Musk and his cronies permission to continue cutting veterans’ benefits, slashes resources for Arizona’s water needs, and abandons our wildland firefighters. I can’t stand by that, and that’s why I’m […]
Gallego Statement on GENIUS Act
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Digital Assets, voted in support of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act when it passed out of the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. “It’s clear that digital assets are here to stay. It’s Congress’s job to come together in a […]
Senators Gallego, Cassidy Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Seniors from Unfair Social Security Claw-Backs
WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced the bipartisan Social Security Overpayment Relief Act to limit the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) overpayment lookback period to ten years. This bill protects Social Security recipients – including 1.4 million Arizonans – from the burden of having to pay back funds that arise from overpayment errors on the part of […]
Senators Gallego, Banks Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Promote Fairness in Veterans’ Education
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Jim Banks (R-IN) — both combat veterans — introduced the bipartisan Fairness in Veterans’ Education Act. The bill ensures 25,000 service members who paid $1,200 into the Montgomery G.I. Bill get refunded, removing the rule tying reimbursement to a final housing payment. Rep. Ronny Jackson (TX-13) is leading the companion bill in the House. “For […]
Gallego Cosponsors Legislation to Restore National Park and Forest Service Staffing, Protect Public Lands
Federal funding cuts have led to significant staffing reductions at national parks, including the Grand Canyon in Arizona WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) cosponsored two bills to address the consequences of recent federal staff cuts at the National Park Service (NPS) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). The Protect Our Parks Act of 2025 and the Save Our Forests […]
Gallego, Kelly Introduce Bill to Expand Economic Opportunity in La Paz County
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 […]
Gallego Co-Leads Reintroduction of Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Ratify and Fund Historic Navajo Tribes Water Rights Settlement
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, […]
Gallego Presses VA Officials on Cuts to Critical VA Programs
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 […]
Gallego Fights for Veterans Amid DOGE Layoffs
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a Marine combat veteran and member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, is pushing back against the Trump Administration’s mass layoffs of VA employees that threaten essential services for veterans. The federal government is the nation’s largest employer of veterans, with nearly 30% of its workforce having served […]
Gallego, Kelly Fight to Protect Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Western Regional Office from Musk-DOGE Cuts
The Phoenix-based BIA office serves 53 tribes across the western U.S. WASHINGTON – Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly called on the Trump Administration to keep open the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ (BIA) Western Regional Office. The Phoenix-based office, which serves 53 tribes across the western United States, is on the chopping block because of Elon Musk and his reckless […]