At a Tucson town hall on Friday, Arizona Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego called for congressional Republicans to extend subsidies that help pay for insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act.
Gallego urged his Republican colleagues to show political courage in making such opposition and finding other solutions.
“I think that actually is probably a pretty easy home run no matter if you’re a Democrat or Republican. Now you could argue that maybe we could do some fixes here and there and maybe we’ll just do it for a year or two," he said.
Gallego touted the late Sen. John McCain’s vote against repealing the Affordable Care Act in 2017 as an example for present-day Republicans to follow.
Gallego rejected a recent federal funding bill as part of an effort to force a vote on the expiring insurance subsidies.
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Sen. Ruben Gallego is calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs to cancel plans to eliminate tens of thousands of jobs. -
Arizona Congressman Abe Hamadeh wants Americans to report whether they have dual citizenship in the U.S. census. -
The change was announced in a presidential proclamation in September — and under it, companies applying for H-1B visas for their foreign-born workers are required to pay $100,000 before the worker is given entry to the US. -
The Arizona Democrat is emerging as a crucial surrogate for a party desperately seeking to win back the Latino support that slipped in 2024 with the election of President Donald Trump. -
In the upcoming 2026 legislative session, Arizona lawmakers will again consider a bill to allow students who attend private schools with voucher dollars to participate in public school sports and other programs.
