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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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Mar 3, 2021

Those people who have the most serious impact should be heard.

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Mar 3, 2021

Last Congress, the Natural Resources Committee embarked on an agenda to highlight and gather facts on the impact of changing climate on our planet.

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Mar 3, 2021

Community input must always be prioritized so that people who are most impacted by such developments have their voices heard.

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Mar 3, 2021

Everybody should have access to the beach. That would be illegal, to cut people from access to the beach.

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Feb 28, 2021

Professionals have requested about $883 Million in fees and expenses through the Title III compensation process as of March 1, 2021.

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Feb 18, 2021

Withdraw the FEIS and thoroughly review and address its numerous flaws, including several federal Special Use Permits required for the proposed mine.

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Jan 6, 2021

I thank the gentlewoman from Colorado for yielding time. I will be very brief, Madam Speaker. There is really nothing left to say. This challenge brought by Members of this House, Republican Members from this House from Arizona and a…

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Jan 6, 2021

This exercise in futility that Congress is undertaking is at the behest of Republican Members of Congress. The effort to overturn the Presidential election and grant Donald Trump 4 more years is the motivation behind it. And to continue a…

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Nov 16, 2020

We have to find a way to tackle this challenge, and it is so important that today we are getting started.

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Nov 16, 2020

It is probably the biggest, most ambitious ocean and climate bill this Committee has ever considered.

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Nov 16, 2020

The bill develops a plan to protect 30 percent of the ocean by 2030, which is good for everybody.

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Nov 16, 2020

Thank you to all of the Members of Congress and witnesses for joining us today to have a conversation about my bill, the Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act.

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Nov 16, 2020

We are in a reciprocal relationship with nature.

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Nov 16, 2020

The climate proposals have ignored the ocean for far too long.

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Nov 16, 2020

But climate proposals have ignored the ocean for far too long.

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Nov 16, 2020

A healthy ocean can help us fight the climate crisis.

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Sep 9, 2020

The saddest commentary, saddest in the sense that I think BIA and Interior, in general, keep making the case, especially BIA, for their ineffectiveness

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Jul 27, 2020

I thank the gentleman for yielding to give me an opportunity to speak on behalf of H.R. 2420, legislation introduced by our esteemed friend and colleague, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Serrano), a pioneer and a powerful advocate for…

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Jul 23, 2020

My amendment will direct $4,000,000 within the International Border and Water Commission to clarify the responsibility for the maintenance of the International Outfall Interceptor (IOI). This is in addition to, and separate from, the…

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Jul 22, 2020

I am prepared to close when the gentleman from Utah is done with his speakers.

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Jul 22, 2020

Before I yield to the next speaker, let me echo the words of Mrs. Dingell. John Dingell was indeed a warrior on behalf of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Today is a culmination of those efforts in which he played such a huge role…

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Jul 22, 2020

In February of 2019, I flew to Arizona from Washington to speak about my bill to permanently protect the Grand Canyon from uranium mining. We wanted to publicly release the legislation on the rim of the canyon to show firsthand the lands…

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Jul 22, 2020

The fact is, however, that PREPA's current contracts with companies who are tied to the U.S. natural gas industry and designed only to retool existing infrastructure can only lead to the conclusion that adding sufficient renewables to the…

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Jul 22, 2020

The residents of Puerto Rico deserve an electric company that is reliable and efficiently run, does not charge excessive rates, and is operated with a mind toward a future that generates electricity using clean and sustainable renewable…

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Jul 22, 2020

The Privatization of Puerto Rico's Power Grid, is Mired in Controversy

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