“Republicans should not increase costs for working families in order to cut taxes for ultra-millionaires, billionaires, and wealthy corporations.” WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), along with Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) led the entire Democratic caucus in urging Republican Leader John Thune (R-SD) and Senate Finance Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID) to abandon their plan to cut taxes for billionaires and instead work together to help American families. “Republicans should abandon their partisan plan to raise costs for working families to pay for tax cuts for the ultra-rich. Instead, we are eager to work on bipartisan legislation to provide tax relief and lower costs for American families

The National Labor Relations Board Region 28 office in Phoenix, previously scheduled for closure, will remain open after push back from the Senators WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced that the National Labor Relations Board Region 28 office will remain open. Originally slated to have its lease terminated by General Services Administration (GSA) at the direction of DOGE, the agency reversed the termination decision after the Senators sent a letter last month condemning the office closure. “The NLRB plays a vital role in protecting workers’ rights across the country. Closing the Region 28 office would have cut workers

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced the Postpartum Lifeline Act to require 12 months of full postpartum health coverage for new mothers under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This comes as Republicans are poised to make massive cuts to Medicaid that would threaten postpartum care.   “Republicans are abandoning mothers at one of the most vulnerable times in their lives — the year after giving birth. They say they are pro-family but their actions speak differently. My wife just gave birth, and I cannot imagine if we did not have access to post-natal checkups over the next year,” said Senator Gallego. Most states, including Arizona since