Press Releases
Gallego Fights for Program That Saves Arizonans Hundreds on Their Utility Bills
The Trump administration recently announced it would end the Energy Star program, which saves households an average of $450 a year on their energy bills WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is fighting to save the Environmental Protect Agency’s (EPA) Energy Star program, which saves Arizonans money by providing independent assurance that everything from appliances to homes are energy efficient investments. Despite decades of success and bipartisan support, the Trump administration plans on ending the program. “With energy prices continuing to be a top concern for American families, programs like Energy Star are more critical than ever. By choosing Energy Star products, a typical household can save
Gallego, Colleagues Call for Additional Funding to Keep Communities Safe
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined 29 Senate colleagues in urging the Senate Committee on Appropriations to fund the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program at a minimum of $270 million for Fiscal Year 2026. Amid a nationwide shortage of police officers, the COPS Hiring Program is critical for keeping communities safe and reducing taxpayer costs related to crime by providing funding directly to law enforcement agencies to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. “The COPS Hiring Program represents a fiscally responsible solution to ensure that our communities remain safe. CHP provides funds directly to law enforcement agencies to
Gallego Pushes Department of the Interior to Evaluate Threats Posed by Workforce Reductions at the Bureau of Reclamation
WASHINGTON — Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and colleagues from the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee urged the U.S. Department of the Interior Acting Inspector General (IG) Caryl Brzymialkiewicz to evaluate the extent to which the Trump Administration’s workforce reductions at the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) prevent the agency from fulfilling its statutory mission and implementing relevant programs and activities authorized by Congress. “Recent reductions in workforce significantly threaten BOR’s ability to safely and reliably deliver water to communities and farmers, keep waterways flowing for fish and wildlife across the western United States, and produce reliable electricity,” the senators began. The BOR is the largest wholesale