Senator Ruben Gallego joins My Body. My Pod. with Mini Timmaraju to talk about why Democrats should stay firm on abortion rights, what it meant to him to take parental leave, and how Democrats are holding the line during the government shutdown.
My Body. My Pod. is back for our second episode, taped in the midst of the government shutdown with U.S. Senator Ruben Gallego.
💬 “Most voters are very nuanced… I’m not afraid to have discussions with voters whether Democrat, Republican, or Independent, even though we’re going to have disagreements.”
Join Mini for a conversation with Sen. Ruben Gallego who grew up with a single mom and three sisters in Arizona—and brings that experience to his steadfast fight for reproductive freedom and access to health care. In this episode, we cover:
🚨What’s at stake in the government shutdown
✊ Why protecting affordable care is part of reproductive freedom
🗳️How Sen. Gallego’s upbringing in a working-class Latino family informs his beliefs about health care
🤝And how connection—yes, even across party lines—can coexist with conviction.
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Episode recording:
October 7, 2025