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Rep. Ruben Gallego Statement on the Defeat of GOP Attempts to Block DREAMers from Serving in Uniform
...Washington, DC – Amendments to the Fiscal Year 2017 Department of Defense funding bill that would have prevented beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program from serving in the armed forces were struck down on … Continue Reading
...Washington, DC – On the 4 year anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), House GOP leaders will push for two GOP-authored anti-immigrant amendments to the defense spending bill. The amendments, introduced by R… Continue Reading
...Washington, DC – Rep. Ruben Gallego released the following statement in response to this weekend’s mass shooting in Orlando, Florida. 49 people were killed and 53 more were wounded at an LGBT nightclub. The attack is the deadliest mass… Continue Reading
...Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Ruben Gallego, along with Rep. Tammy Duckworth, Rep. Patrick Murphy and Rep. John Lewis, sent a letter signed by 70 House Democrats urging the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee to provide addit… Continue Reading
...Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Ruben Gallego issued the statement below following the death of Helen Chavez, widow of civil rights pioneer Cesar Chavez:“I join the labor movement and the entire Latino community in mourning… Continue Reading
...Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ruben Gallego released the following statement on President Barack Obama's call to expand Social Security benefits:“President Obama is right to call on Congress to renew our commitment to seniors… Continue Reading
...Washington, DC – An amendment to the fiscal 2017 National Defense Authorization Act that would have prevented beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program from serving in the armed forces was struck down in the … Continue Reading
...Washington, DC – Today, the House of Representatives passed an amendment to the 2017 VA funding bill that will prohibit federal taxpayer funds from being used to fly the Confederate battle flag at cemeteries operated by the Department of Vet… Continue Reading
...To mark the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, 25 Democratic members of Congress are promising to stand with LGBT Americans in the face of hateful legislation and rhetoric. In a video kicking off the #WeAreWithYou campai… Continue Reading
...Washington, DC – Rep. Ruben Gallego introduced an amendment to the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would require each branch of the armed forces to monitor the prescribing practices of medications to treat symptoms of pos… Continue Reading