Press Releases
Amid Rising Antisemitic Attacks in the U.S., Gallego Backs Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Hate and Strengthen Holocaust Education
WASHINGTON – As antisemitic incidents continue to rise across the United States,Senator Gallego (D-AZ) backed two pieces of legislation to combat this growing trend and support Jewish communities. “Right now, Jewish communities across the country are facing real threats. Antisemitic incidents in the U.S. have skyrocketed in recent years, and they’re becoming deadlier. That’s why I’m supporting this legislation to condemn this violence and make it clear that antisemitism has no place in Arizona, in our country, or anywhere in the world,” said Senator Gallego. The Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons (HEAL) Act would strengthen Holocaust education at public schools and increase awareness of Holocaust educational resources available
What They Are Saying: Congressional Republicans Plan to Make it Harder to Put Food on the Table
ARIZONA – As Republicans in Congress push to pass a budget bill that will make it harder to put food on the table by stripping food assistance – including SNAP benefits from 63,000 Arizona families – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is hearing directly from Arizona stakeholders on how these cuts will affect families. Senator Gallego released a report highlighting the devastating impacts the cuts will have on Arizona families simply trying to make ends meet: Read more from the Senator on the issue HERE. Here’s what nutrition leaders are saying back in Arizona: “Arizona’s food banks are already serving a record 700,000 people each month. That’s more Arizonans in
On Dobbs 3rd Anniversary, Gallego Reaffirms Commitment to Protecting Reproductive Freedom
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released the following statement on the third anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade: “Three years ago, the Dobbs decision ripped away reproductive freedom from millions of women and dragged our country backward. But Republicans’ efforts to control women’s bodies didn’t stop at abortion. Since then, they’ve launched an all-out assault on birth control, IVF, and other basic care that Americans count on to decide when and how to start a family. “And now, the reckless budget bill they’re trying to jam through Congress would defund Planned Parenthood and other reproductive health providers, cutting off access to birth