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.
I am writing to request that the attached research brief be read into the record for the hearing on 'The Costs of Denying Border Patrol Access: Our Environment and Security'.
But there is an irony today. We are at the dawn of another senseless mass murder, 17 students and 15 wounded, some critically, in Florida, by a shooter with a semiautomatic AR-15.
Rights to hold the government accountable. Rights to be protected from toxic waste and unsafe drinking water.
As has become a trademark of President Trump and congressional Republicans, some of my colleagues want to blame all our problems on aspiring Americans.
These cultural resources require greater management focus, strategic planning, and visitor education, not less.
H.R. 4532 would remove more than 1.1 million acres from the Bears Ears National Monument, including some of the most significant and highly visited archaeological areas such as Grand Gulch and most of Cedar Mesa.
As organizations and Tribal Nations dedicated to the preservation of cultural, historic, and archaeological resources, we write today regarding the Shash Jaa National Monument and Indian Creek National Monument Act (H.R. 4532).
The full Bears Ears National Monument protects an internationally significant cultural landscape that holds evidence of more than 12,000 years of human history.
May I inquire as to how much time I have remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Arizona has 13 minutes remaining.
Given that each day that Congress delays action on the Dream Act, 122 people lose their DACA protected status-- since September 5, when Trump eliminated DACA, close to 16,000 young people have lost their protected status and face daily…





