I think you are using a legitimate issue--access for sportsmen--to leverage broader political campaigns against this Administration and Democrats.
Raúl Grijalva
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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.
The tone and the rhetoric in the written testimony presented to the Committee by some of today's witnesses is inflammatory, to use a word we will hear from shortly, 'specious.'
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. H.R. 291 conveys cemeteries, currently on Forest Service lands, to communities in South Dakota. These local communities already manage and maintain these cemeteries and the…
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Congressman Young for his work on this legislation, and I am very proud to be a cosponsor. H.R. 588 allows the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund to acknowledge donor contributions to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. H.R. 507 is an important piece of legislation that will enable the Pascua Yaqui Tribe in my district in Arizona to consolidate its landholdings and remove two isolated, undeveloped…
Recreation and the money recreation generates from our public lands is important.
Too often we fight over oil and gas development, logging, mining, when the real economic engine fueling many communities is the recreation economy.
In my home State of Arizona, outdoor recreation is a $10 billion industry that supports $3.5 billion in wages and salaries.
The Outdoor Industry Association estimates that outdoor recreation creates $646 billion in direct consumer spending, and $80 billion in Federal, State, and local taxes.
The importance of the industry is why I have introduced legislation to create a 21st Century Great Outdoors Commission.





