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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, today I rise in full support of the legislation to reform health care before us. It is, indeed, a historic opportunity for the American people to begin the necessary process of fixing a failing and broken health care system…
Mr. Speaker, after a long battle for this Nation's health care reform, my decision to vote in favor of this bill was ultimately made, not by myself, but by the people I represent. This bill is a beginning to the end of an abusive system…
Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to the motion to recommit. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Arizona is recognized for 5 minutes.
I urge defeat of the amendment and remind that a review of this legislation is conducted every year by appropriators, and that committees of jurisdiction are not prevented in this legislation from conducting oversight of the programs. With…
Madam Speaker, under existing law, funding for Public Land Corps is capped at $12 billion annually. The bill before us, H.R. 1612, would remove this cap. The amendment offered by my colleague, Mr. Bishop, would not only leave the cap in…
Madam Speaker, I rise to claim time in opposition to the amendment. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Arizona is recognized for 5 minutes.
I rise to encourage support for H.R. 1612. Part of the discussion today was to say, from my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, that it's a bad time to spend money on this program because unemployment is high and the deficit is…
Madam Speaker, I would also urge support for the amendment and would also note that the Health Care Reform Act we are expecting to take up tomorrow includes the most sweeping changes to Indian health care in decades, long overdue. I yield…
Madam Speaker, part of the process that we also see today, that we're going to experience today and have been experiencing for a while, is an effort on the part of my colleagues across the aisle to erase history and to assume that…
Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 1612, a bill I introduced last year to help repair and restore our Nation's public lands while employing and training thousands of young Americans and promoting the culture of public…
Madam Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 1192, I call up the bill (H.R. 1612) to amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to expand the authorization of the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to provide…
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