Everything we need to be doing is make sure to remind people that whatever the president’s doing right now, whatever Elon Musk’s doing now, is not making your life any better.
Rubén Gallego
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Rubén Gallego is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Arizona's 7th congressional district since January 6, 2015. Born on November 20, 1979, he has focused on issues such as veterans' affairs, immigration reform, and education during his time in office. Gallego, a former Marine, has been an advocate for military families and has worked to improve access to healthcare for veterans. He has also been involved in efforts to address gun violence and climate change.
During Roll Call Vote No. 311, I mistakenly recorded my vote as AYE when I should have voted NO. Amendment No. 36 Offered by Ms. Mace The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on amendment No. 36, printed…
While I was unable to attend today's vote series, had I been able to attend, I would have proudly voted yes on H.R. 6090, the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which I am a cosponsor of. This legislation is an important step to protecting the…
It was very clear that they did need this kind of permanent pay, this transparency on where their promotions will be going, payment, as well as to retain them.
This budget also invests in Western water solutions, especially around drought in the Colorado River system.
One important example is the work to coordinate Federal efforts to address Missing and Murdered Indigenous People.
I think we also almost all agree that the Great American Outdoors Act was a great development, despite the fact that some members of this Committee voted against it.
We have seen in the Department of the Interior budget put forward by my Majority colleagues from Fiscal Year 2023 to Fiscal Year 2024, a reduction of about 13 percent in the National Park Service overall, and a 52 percent proposed cut in…
I think the first observation is that the reason we are talking about deferred maintenance is because we deferred it to start with, and that is a result of chronic underfunding of the National Park Service over a long, long period of time.
I have no further requests for time. I urge my colleagues to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.
We are here today imploring you, the leaders of the U.S., to help us become the South Pacific hub from which U.S. engagement reaches out to our brothers, sisters, friends, and allies in these most strategically important Pacific Island…
We are a very patriotic community that revels in its relationship with the United States.
Make no mistake, when the U.S. neglects the Pacific, China and other foreign powers will move in and offer the support to our Pacific nation neighbors.
We are not naive enough to think that this is all it takes, but these are the types of building block initiatives that bolster the strategically necessary relationships between the U.S. and our brothers and sisters in the Pacific Island…
Unless you live in or around communities like mine that are continuously sacrificed for the benefit of a few jobs...
It is nuts that we are talking about reinvesting in fossil fuels while wealthier areas are already putting their money in wind and solar.
This cannot continue. We must get our nation's energy from justly-sourced materials and renewable energy.
Restoring this land to the Puyallup Tribe isn't merely a matter of righting historical wrongs, it is about building a better future for our entire region.
This hearing is another step in the Majority's effort to undermine the multiple-use mandate of the Bureau of Land Management.





