Gallego, Kelly Fight to Protect Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Western Regional Office from Musk-DOGE Cuts

The Phoenix-based BIA office serves 53 tribes across the western U.S.
WASHINGTON – Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kellycalled onthe Trump Administration to keep open the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ (BIA) Western Regional Office. The Phoenix-based office, whichserves 53 tribesacross the western United States, ison the chopping blockbecause of Elon Musk and his reckless DOGE cuts.
“Its closure will severely limit access for all of these tribes to essential services ranging from economic development to child social services to water system improvements,”the Senators wrote.“This is part of a larger trend: 25 BIA offices, or 27% of all BIA locations across the country, are slated for closure.”
To gain clarity on why the Western Regional Office was slated for closure and what the impacts would be, the Senators requested answers to the following questions:
“We are very concerned that this office closure is the latest in a long string of arbitrary attacks on the fundamental functions of the federal government,”the Senators conclude.“The federal government is at serious risk of failing at its most basic obligations, including breaking long-held promises to tribes.”
Read the full letterHERE.