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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) announced that the Chairman’s Mark of the House Armed Services Committee’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act includes full protection of the A-10 Warthog. This provision, if agreed to by the Senate and signed into law, will keep all Warthogs flying to protect Arizonans and Americans everywhere.
PHOENIX, AZ – Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s ruling against President Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program:
PHOENIX, AZ – Today Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) sent a letter to Governor Doug Ducey asking how he plans to address the recent rapid rise in COVID-19 cases and deaths in Arizona and criticizing the Governor’s lack of response to the growing problem.
PHOENIX, AZ – Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) issued the following statement after St. Vincent de Paul and CVS Health announced they would launch rapid COVID-19 testing for the uninsured at the Virginia G. Piper Medical & Dental Clinic in Phoenix. Licensed health care providers from CVS Health’s Minute Clinic and CVS Pharmacy employees will staff the testing operation. Rep.
PHOENIX, AZ – Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) issued the following statement in response to news that more than 1,000 Arizonans have died as a result of COVID-19.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and eight Members of Congress sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asking him to retain the policy of excluding Russia from the group of Seven (G7) unless and until its policy of state-directed destabilization of the United States and other countries is substantively changed.
PHOENIX, AZ – Today, Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) issued the following statement urging Congress to lead on transformational criminal justice reform, detailing measures that he believes must be included in any plan:
PHOENIX, AZ – Today, Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) said he would advance an effort in the House Armed Services Committee to restrict the Pentagon’s 1033 Program, which has provided over $6 billion of surplus military gear to over 8,600 federal, state, and local police departments since its inception.
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Ruben Gallego, Chair of the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples, Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva, Chair of the Natural Resources Committee, and Rep.
PHOENIX, AZ – Today, Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-07), joined by Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-03), Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-02), and Greg Stanton (AZ-09), sent a letter urging Arizona nursing homes to voluntarily release their COVID-19 data in light of Governor Ducey’s refusal to release the names of nursing homes where residents and staff have been killed or fallen ill from COVID-19.
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Military personnel killed during humanitarian aid missions, such as a Phoenix Marine who died recently in the Nepal earthqu
MESA, AZ -- For some, Memorial Day will be a day of family picnics, barbecues and parades. But for Congressman Ruben Gallego, a freshman Democrat from Arizona who served as a Marine in Iraq, Memorial Day will be a time of remembrance.
When Manuel Contreras, 21, first visited Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island as a high school student, everything about the prestigious school "felt right." It was his dream school, the place where he felt he belonged. But all that changed first semester of freshman year.
A day immigration advocates thought would be a time for celebration instead was filled with concern because of stalled Obama administration programs that would have been open for application Tuesday.
Veterans expressed their disappointment that House Republicans voted to block legislation that could have helped pave the way for allowing young undocumented immigrants to serve in the armed forces.
“It’s a huge disservice to our military because we have such a rich history of immigrants serving,” said Luis Cardenas Camacho, 29, a Marine veteran.
After the 2012 presidential election, when the Republican Party lost Latino and minority voters by wide margins, the GOP decided it needed to do a better job attracting those groups.
But despite several years of outreach, the effort has run into limitations.
Cesar Vargas has a resume most young Americans would envy. He graduated from a Brooklyn high school that counts Sens. Chuck Schumer and Bernie Sanders among its alumni. He made honors in both college and law school. But because he was brought to the United States from Mexico illegally when he was 5 years old, he can't fulfill one of his dreams: joining the armed forces.
U.S. military veterans have urged Congress to focus on immigration as lawmakers debate the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
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Mr. Speaker,
Yesterday, I joined the people of Colombia and my fellow Colombian Americans in celebrating the nation’s 215 years of independence.
I’m extremely proud of Colombia’s rich history and vibrant culture. I’m even prouder of the close friendship between our two countries—a partnership which has never been more important.
Mr. Speaker,
I rise to urge the Republican leadership to bring up a long-term funding Transportation bill.
Rather than develop a long-term strategy, Republicans again want to pass a short term patch for the Highway Trust Fund that fails to make the infrastructure investments that our economy needs.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
I rise today in opposition to the Rule, which would allow for consideration of H.R. 5, a harmful bill that abandons our commitment to ensuring all children in my home state of Arizona and across the country are afforded a quality education that prepares them for success.