Ariz., will use a Senate procedure called a "hold" to delay the VA appointments in protest of Trump's federal government cuts.

Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego is using one of the few tools he has to fight mass layoffs at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center in central Phoenix has already lost workers under a directive from Veterans Affairs ...

Gallego said the obstruction is worthwhile to highlight the potential dangers of VA leaders' planned cuts. "Let's sit down and actually have a real review about where we can find efficiencies, where ...

Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., will block President Donald Trump's nominations for top positions at the Department of Veterans Affairs, he announced Tuesday. Gallego, a Marine Corps veteran, says ...

Senator Ruben Gallego places a hold on VA nominees in response to the Trump Administration's plans to cut the VA's workforce by 83,000, as per his press release.

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) says he will put a hold on President Trump’s nominees to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to protest cuts at the agency that provides lifelong health ...

Gallego, a Democrat and Marine Corps veteran, made the announcement just hours before the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs was scheduled to hear testimony from three nominees for the VA who ...

said he will use a Senate procedure to protest the workforce reductions ordered by VA Secretary Doug Collins at the behest of Trump. Gallego, a Marine Corps veteran, called the cuts "extremely ...

Donald Trump’s pick for Veterans Affairs Secretary, Doug Collins, announced plans last month to cut 80,000 jobs from the VA. “Things need to change,” he said. That means the administration ...