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.
If you see reduced oil production in New Mexico, that you may see cuts in education and health care?
I remember asking an individual who wasn't supportive of the industry--I said: How are you going to make this up?
As a member of both the Natural Resources and Armed Services Committee, I agree that securing our supply of critical minerals is a national security concern.
We need a permitting system that allows clean energy projects to move forward in a timely way, but we can do that while still making sure that impacted communities have a chance to participate in the process, and protect the air and water…
The 2022 National Defense Strategy focuses on strategic competition to counter China's growing multi-domain challenges and Russia's persistent aggression.
I look forward to working with you in a bipartisan manner to continue the great work that we started last year.
Sinema is once again putting her own interests ahead of getting things done for Arizonans.
It requires the establishment of a civilian protection center of excellence and provides $25 million to implement the civilian harm mitigation response plan. Finally, and more importantly, I thank my subcommittee ranking member, Trent…
The continued question of Puerto Rico's status has hindered Federal assistance programs for years, and will continue to do so until it is resolved.
Passing the Puerto Rican Status Act out of this Committee was a big step in the right direction.
The Castro-Huerta decision makes this task even more difficult by undermining tribal sovereignty and unraveling hundreds of years of precedent.
Upholding the trust responsibility isn't about convenience. It is about complying with the treaty obligations.
We should never ever run away from defending democracy. It’s something that I think we`ll always be proud of.
These aren`t normal Republicans. The Republican Party has been taken over and they are a threat to democracy.
This has been kind of the creeping level of slow-moving fascism that has been really injecting the Republican Party for a while.
I think the President has been holding back and I think he`s been holding back because you know, he is a man of goodwill and wants to give people the benefit of doubt.
The fact that, you know, we’re returning that the rights of women to choose what to do with their body after 50 years, it’s something that we just cannot let go.
And right now, we have a party that at its core, the Republican Party that is authoritarian. And if given power, they will use that power to wield it against their enemies, against corporations they don’t like, against organizations they…
I strongly support this administration's so far robust aid packages to Ukraine.
If they get back into power, they actually know exactly what`s going to do next. And what we know of fundamentally as the United States is going to absolutely change.





