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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.
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. H.R. 2270 designates the national wildlife refuge on the Nisqually River Delta as the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. Renaming this refuge will honor Billy Frank…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. In March of this year, I introduced this legislation, the Preservation Research at Institutions Serving Minorities, the PRISM Act, to ensure that over 400 Hispanic-serving…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. H.R. 2288 removes the use restriction on a 1-acre parcel of Federal land provided to Rockingham County, Virginia. As was stated, in 1989, Congress authorized Rockingham County to use…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. There have already been 18 court and Federal agency rulings favoring Tohono O'odham Nation on this issue, and we can dismiss those court decisions by Federal judges--the Ninth…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Today, as all of us extend our condolences of support to the people of France, to the loss of life, to the friends and loved ones and families of those murdered by terrorism, we ask…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I am not going to get into the points that were made about extortion and immorality. What is going on here is that this piece of legislation, H.R. 308, seeks to target just one tribe…
Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Gallego).
I kind of see the Chairman's legislation as a first step toward a slippery slope on a bunch of issues.
Congress, and its function, is critically important. And this institution is important, but it is an institution ripe for getting politicized on almost every issue.
Indian country is on high alert about what this means. And they should be, rightfully so.
I think there is a lot of talk. And what happens is, on issues important to Indian country, that we end up dealing with issues of either ideological convenience, or of convenience as to who is able to grease the process the best.
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