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.

Quotes by year · 2009–20252,665 total · peak 2023 (361)

Jul 18, 2017

The bottom line is that the ESA has worked, and has remained untouched for more than 40 years.

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Jul 18, 2017

90 percent of American voters support keeping the law intact.

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Jul 18, 2017

ESA does not need congressional meddling to work better; what it needs is congressional support.

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Jul 18, 2017

These bills are an embarrassment and a waste of time.

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Jul 18, 2017

Claims that complying with ESA kills jobs or impedes economic growth are simply not grounded in reality.

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Jul 18, 2017

If an emergency room doctor saved 99 percent of the critical patients that came through the door... that doctor would receive universal praise.

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Jul 18, 2017

For Members of this 115th Congress to declare that we should get to decide which species live or die for all time is, quite frankly, arrogant and shameful.

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Jul 18, 2017

the ESA does not need congressional meddling to work better. What it needs is congressional support.

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Jul 18, 2017

We have a moral duty to preserve for future generations the ability to discover how species can benefit them.

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Jul 18, 2017

What these bills ignore is that protecting fish and wildlife is not just a good idea in principle, but good for the economy and for people as well.

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Jul 18, 2017

The gray wolf has recovered in Minnesota by all reasonable measures.