Reps. Paul Gosar, Ruben Gallego help revive passenger on red-eye American Airlines flight

By Katie Surma } Arizona Republic 

Gallego, who had been sleeping, heard a call for anyone with a medical background. He immediately jumped up and ran toward the back of the plane to see what had happened

Two Arizona congressmen had a drama-filled flight back to Washington, D.C., where they voted Friday to pass a $2 trillion coronavirus relief package aimed at helping Americans and businesses impacted by the ongoing pandemic. 

Reps. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., and Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., were on a quiet overnight red-eye American Airlines flight when a fellow passenger passed out in the aisle. 

Gallego, who had been sleeping, heard a call for anyone with a medical background. He immediately jumped up and ran toward the back of the plane to see what had happened. Gallego is a former Marine with combat medical training.

“I was hoping it wasn’t, but I thought it might be someone had collapsed because of the coronavirus,” Gallego told The Arizona Republic on Friday. “You can’t not help someone in that situation.” 

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