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Raúl Manuel Grijalva is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Arizona's 3rd congressional district since 2003. A member of the Democratic Party, Grijalva has been an advocate for environmental protection, education, and healthcare reform throughout his tenure in Congress. He has played a significant role in various legislative initiatives, particularly those aimed at addressing climate change and promoting social justice.
It has been impossible to correct the misrepresentations, and to put that mildly, the constant and sophisticated disinformation lobbying campaign has persisted without regard to facts or reality. There has been some constant points that…
In closing, let me say that the situation in Michigan, as I mentioned, is unrelated to this. There is no legal precedent, and there is no congressional action to guide the decisions of courts, which has been the case with the Tohono…
Let me enter into the Record three letters. One is from Councilwoman Norma Alvarez from the city of Glendale. Let me quote from it: As a member of the Glendale City Council, I urge you to oppose H.R. 1410, the so-called Keep the Promise…
There's no question that the prevailing point of view--and I talked about the disinformation--will prevail here today. I have no question about that. The fact that we are going against judicial decisions, undoing a law that was passed by…
We're back again. This is the second time with a different piece of legislation. And, quite honestly, H.R. 1410 is nothing more than special interest legislation designed to protect the Phoenix market from a few wealthy tribal gaming…
However, both Western States Land Commissioners Association and the Children's Land Alliance have criticized in lieu process when addressing original school trust and land grants.
If done right, a proposal like this could find support among conservation groups and Federal land managers.
As a former school board member, school trust lands are very important, as a source of revenue, in trying to meet the overall budgetary and curricular demands that any school district has anywhere, and particularly in the West.
We do not want to shortcut or sideline any commitment in order to make this work.
Environmental review and protected endangered species cannot be tossed out with the bathwater.
We can't starve federal and state agencies of the resources they need, and expect them to complete all of the work that needs to get done.
We also cannot ignore the role of climate change in prolonging and intensifying the fire season.
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