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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.

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Jan 25, 2023

Since Speaker McCarthy won't tell us what he had to give extremist Republicans in his caucus in a backroom deal for power, we can only assume that they agreed to tank the economy and destroy millions of jobs unless Congress slashes Social…

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Jan 10, 2023

I thank the gentleman for the time. As Ranking Member Nadler from the Judiciary Committee said, H. Res. 12 is a dangerous government attempt to interject extremist politics into our justice system and shield MAGA extremists from legal…

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Dec 15, 2022

The only point of darkness that I can see is the greatest democracy on Earth, the United States of America, and what this bill does is provides some light and consistency to that great democracy by saying you must rid yourself of this…

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Dec 12, 2022

I have no requests for time. We are prepared to close, and I reserve the balance of my time.

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Dec 12, 2022

I urge support of the legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Kelly of Illinois). The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Grijalva) that the House suspend the…

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Nov 16, 2022

I concurred with the request and ordered it without objection.

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Nov 16, 2022

Thank you for holding the 'Puerto Rico's Post-Disaster Reconstruction & Power Grid Development' hearing last week.

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Nov 16, 2022

The only people getting these resilience tools are the ones that can afford it, quite frankly.

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Nov 16, 2022

We are requesting $5 billion in emergency supplemental that would provide rooftop solar and battery storage to low-income households.

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Nov 16, 2022

I am seeking to include in a post-Hurricane Fiona Emergency Supplement $5 billion for the Department of Energy to provide rooftop solar and battery storage systems for low-income households and households with people with disabilities in…

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Nov 16, 2022

The reconstruction process has moved slowly, very slowly.

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Nov 16, 2022

I want to thank the Biden administration for its rapid and bold actions to ensure Puerto Rico has the resources it needs to recover from Hurricane Fiona and previous natural disasters.

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Nov 16, 2022

We should strive to increase the resiliency of the island so that when there are future natural disasters, we can see even quicker recoveries and less damage.

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Nov 16, 2022

A Representative in Congress from the State of Arizona.

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Sep 19, 2022

I thank my friend, the gentleman from Alabama, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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Sep 19, 2022

I have no further requests for time on my side, and I am prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time.

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Sep 19, 2022

I have no further requests for time on this legislation. I am prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time.

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Sep 19, 2022

Tribal governments should have the complete authority to investigate and prosecute crimes committed against their citizens.

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Sep 19, 2022

The Castro-Huerta ruling ignores the intent of tribal sovereignty, as well as centuries of legal precedent.

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Sep 19, 2022

Protecting and upholding tribal sovereignty has always been the policy of this Committee.

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Sep 19, 2022

I believe that the ruling of the Supreme Court to allow for states to also be able to interject into the need for judicial proceedings in the face of tribal sovereignty, I think is just something that is incompatible with the word…

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Sep 19, 2022

Castro-Huerta affirms state criminal jurisdiction--crimes by non-Indians against Indian victims in Indian country.

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Sep 19, 2022

Whenever the U.S. Supreme Court ignores legal history in this way, it violates the legal building blocks of the rule of law and separation of powers.

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Sep 19, 2022

I wish I could say that state and local governments have historically prioritized the protection of our Native women and children, but they have not.

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Sep 19, 2022

Nothing in Castro-Huerta invites the Department of Justice to distance itself from its treaty, trust, duty, and responsibility to safeguard the lives of our women and children.

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