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 want to thank you for the work the Department has done to see this plan to completion.
Only one person in the room, I might add, has actually produced a budget for the coming fiscal year, and that is Secretary Jewell.
To fail to do your job, then criticize those who are doing theirs, is hypocritical and irresponsible.
I would urge my colleagues across the aisle, rather than spending your 5 minutes attacking the Administration's budget, take at least some of your time to explain your own views on what our spending priorities should be, and how you…
If unaddressed, climate change will continue to make the American West dryer and hotter.
You are holding your own with strength and dignity, despite the disrespectful, patronizing, paternalistic bullying.
Only one person in this room has actually produced a budget for the coming fiscal year, and that is Secretary Jewell.
While these hearings are instructive, if we are going to meet the Speaker's deadline, we should have long since begun discussions on a bipartisan legislative solution to the crisis.
In the meantime, while we fiddle by holding yet another hearing, Rome--which in this case is Puerto Rico--continues to burn.
In this President's budget we once again see an increase in the funding for charter schools.





