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 […]
Gallego Co-Leads Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Access to Capitol, Lower Interested Rates in Rural Communities
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) reintroduced the Access to Credit for our Rural Economy (ACRE) Act with Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS), Angus King (I-ME), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL). This legislation would benefit American families, farmers and rural communities nationwide by providing greater flexibility to more financial institutions to offer affordable lines of credit to […]
Gallego Reintroduces Bipartisan Legislation to Support Defrauded Veterans
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI), John Boozman (R-AR), and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, to reintroduce the Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act. This legislation would make it easier for veterans with disabilities to be made financially whole in the event they are defrauded of their benefits by allowing the […]
ICYMI: Senator Gallego Brings Veteran Fired by DOGE to Trump’s Joint Address
WASHINGTON – Ahead of President Trump’s joint Congressional address last night, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) discussed how President Trump’s policies are affecting Arizonans, including his guest for the joint address, Kyle Rahn, a disabled Army veteran and federal worker who was recently fired due to Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts to the federal workforce. Senator Gallego also discussed some areas […]
Gallego Urges Interior Department to End Funding Freeze for Colorado River Water Savings Projects
WASHINGTON — Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Democratic Senators from the three Lower Colorado Basin states in urging the Department of the Interior to immediately lift its freeze of Inflation Reduction Act funding for the Lower Colorado River System Conservation and Efficiency Program. The Senators criticized the Trump Administration’s day-one executive order halting all Inflation Reduction Act disbursements, including […]
Gallego Signs Letter Demanding Trump Administration Protect Veterans Crisis Hotline
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a Marine Corps combat veteran and member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, joined a group of Democratic senators urging the Trump Administration to protect the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) from deep staffing cuts at Veterans Affairs (VA) and return to office orders that will impact this critical service for veterans […]
ICYMI: Senator Gallego Leads Roundtable Discussion in Phoenix on Potential Medicaid Cuts
PHOENIX – This weekend, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) hosted a roundtable discussion with leaders of healthcare organizations to examine the potentially devastating cuts to Medicaid and their far-reaching impact on Arizona families and health care providers. This comes after Senator Gallego has been hearing directly from Arizonans on how they would be affected by these cuts. See coverage below: On the […]
Senator Gallego Leads Roundtable Discussion on Potential Cuts to Medicaid by Republicans
PHOENIX—Today in Phoenix, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) hosted a roundtable discussion with leaders of healthcare organizations to examine the potentially devastating cuts to Medicaid and their far-reaching impact on Arizona families and healthcare providers. This comes as earlier this week, House Republicans passed a Budget Resolution that instructs the Energy and Commerce Committee to make $880 billion in […]
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 […]
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 […]