WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego issued the following press release:

Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined colleagues in introducing the Absentee and Mail Voter Protection Act (Absentee MVP Act) to block President Trump's illegal and unconstitutional executive order attacking mail and absentee ballots, and protect the right to vote by mail.

"I have voted in every election by mail since 2006. Voting by mail is safe, secure, and the first choice for 80% of Arizona voters," said Senator Gallego. "Trump realizes that his policies are losing voters, and instead of actually trying to fix the issues they care about, he's trying to fix the election. I'm proud to support this legislation to protect Arizonans' right to participate in...