PolitiQuote

Discover video-sourced quotes by politicians

Ruben Gallego: “They literally went and cut close to a couple billion…”

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

Watch on YouTube

Ruben Gallego: Politics & Eggs 09/22/25

Published | Video Starts at 39:50

And I don't want us to shut down the government and say we're doing it to save the process. I actually voted against the CR for a couple reasons. They literally went and cut close to a couple billion dollars worth of programs from my state. Stuff that was going to the border, stuff that was water reclamation, some stuff on military bases in Arizona. (39:50–39:59)

CLAIM

Asserts that programs worth nearly two billion dollars were cut from Arizona.

This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.


Ruben Gallego

Discover more from

Ruben Gallego

Report A Transcription Error

Please report any error in the automated transcription.

About PolitiQuote

PolitiQuote is a civic library index to statements made by politicians in publicly available video records. The index is created automatically from transcripts, with no editorial oversight or analysis. Highlighted quotes are selected by AI. Words may be added in parentheses to offer context for the quote. There may be errors in the transcription and display, so listen to the video to ensure accuracy.

PolitiQuote is a service of Gigafact Foundation, a nonpartisan nonprofit advancing facts and information transparency, community by community.

Visit gigafact.org to learn more.