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Ruben Gallego: “Arizona is 65% federal land, you know, with a good…”

Featuring: Ruben Gallego, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Arizona

'Trump wants us to go back to 1930s': Sen. Ruben Gallego

Published January 13, 2026 | Video Starts at 32:37

You need for industrial. Yes, you need industrial or just huge. Houses actually has to happen in open areas. And here's where we mess up. So, for example, Arizona is 65% federal land, you know, with a good percentage of that being Native American land. Some of the best places for us to put a bunch of, you know, solar panels down is on federal land. (32:37–32:45)

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Asserts that 65% of Arizona is federal land, with a significant portion being Native American land.

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