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July 26, 2024
PHOENIX - Today, Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03), announced that U.S. Department of Commerce and Amkor Technology, Inc. have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) to provide up to $400 million in funding under the CHIPS and Science Act. This funding would support Amkor’s investment of approximately $2 billion and 2,000 jobs in Peoria, Arizona. “Once again, our CHIPS and Science Act is delivering for Arizona,” said Rep. Gallego. “The Valley of Sun is the national hub for end-to-e… Continue Reading
July 24, 2024- Today, Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03), sent a letter to Dr. Shereef Elnahal, Under Secretary for Health at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), demanding answers and accountability in response to the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) report Care Concerns and Deficiencies in Facility Leaders’ and Staff’s Responses Following a Medical Emergency at the Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. “As an elected representative of Arizona’s veterans, and as a combat veteran who has re… Continue Reading
July 24, 2024- Today, Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03), a Marine Corps combat veteran, released the following statement in response to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Internal Investigations (OIG) report on the 2023 death of a Phoenix VA Medical Center patient: “Today’s OIG report reveals a disturbing lack of basic emergency care for our veterans, a dangerous emergency response policy at the VA, and a complete lack of accountability at Phoenix VA Medical Center. The fact that something as simp… 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