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December 18, 2024
Last night, the U.S. Senate passed Rep. Ruben Gallego’s (AZ-03) Native American Child Protection Act (NACPA), bipartisan legislation to ensure Tribes have the tools they need to treat, prevent, investigate, and prosecute instances of family violence, child abuse, and child neglect involving Native American children and families. The legislation passed the House of Representatives last year and is now headed to the President’s desk. “It is a heartbreaking fact that Native children face dispropo… Continue Reading
December 17, 2024Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized the Junk Fee Rule prohibiting bait-and-switch pricing for event tickets and short-term lodging. The rule comes after Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03) introduced the Junk Fee Prevention Act in April 2023 to eliminate burdensome hidden fees and require upfront pricing. “I introduced the Junk Fee Prevention Act because hardworking Arizonans deserve to know the real price of purchases without having to spend precious time uncovering hidden fees,” said… Continue Reading
December 11, 2024After ten years of service on the House Armed Services Committee, today was Rep. Gallego’s final House NDAA vote. NDAA includes many Gallego-secured provisions that bolster Arizona’s role in protecting our national security WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, voted in favor of the fiscal year (FY) 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The legislation includes provisions Rep. Ga… Continue Reading
June 05, 2024
Gathering at Buckeye City Hall, Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03), Buckeye Mayor Eric Orsborn and Buckeye Police Chief Bob Sanders celebrated increased federal funding for local law enforcement and recommitted to additional investments in Arizonans’ safety. Gallego secured the funding. “Whether you live in Downtown Phoenix, a growing community like Buckeye, or a rural county — you deserve to feel safe at home, at work, and at school. It’s first responders who make that a reality, and we must have the… Continue Reading
April 17, 2024Many seniors have struggled to keep pace with rising expenses. Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., has introduced legislation that could increase their monthly benefits by requiring the Social Security Administration to use a different inflation-calculation formula. Gallego’s Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act in the House of Representatives would set cost-of-living adjustments using a measure known as CPI-E, or the Consumer Price Index for Americans 62 years of age and older. Social Security… Continue Reading
April 14, 2024Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) said any solutions besides codifying abortion rights would be insufficient to combat the near-total abortion ban from 1864 that may be implemented in Arizona. “The damage is done,” Gallego...told NBC News on Sunday. “Any initiative they pass right now wouldn’t even take effect for quite a while.” The Arizona Supreme Court decided Tuesday that the 1864 abortion criminalization law could go into effect and sent it back to a lower court to hear arguments. The law woul… Continue Reading