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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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Sep 26, 2023

Every city in America has become a border city. Drugs and criminals, including hundreds of terrorists are pouring into our backyards. Our schools and hospitals are over-run with illegals. Police forces are overwhelmed as progressive mayors…

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Sep 26, 2023

Today's hearing is an excuse to use national parks and public lands as a political foil to fuel anti-immigrant rhetoric.

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Sep 26, 2023

Today's hearing is an excuse for Republicans to double down on the failed policies from the Trump administration.

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Sep 26, 2023

The current influx of migrants is a humanitarian crisis, no doubt, that deserves meaningful, comprehensive solutions.

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Sep 26, 2023

Today's hearing is neither reasonable nor principled. It is a dehumanizing political stunt.

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Sep 18, 2023

Can you discuss how a lease with these expanded areas can remain consistent with what the National Park Service's long-term plan for Anacostia Park is?

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Sep 18, 2023

This should remain a lasting feature of the site.

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Sep 18, 2023

This is, Mr. Chairman, the critical part of this legislation and any further plans for the site.

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Sep 18, 2023

I believe achieving the right balance here is key.

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Sep 18, 2023

The land could help address many of the city's needs, including increasing the stock of available, affordable housing.

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Sep 18, 2023

The stadium is now past its prime and slated to be torn down.

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Sep 18, 2023

I would like to address my remarks to H.R. 4984, D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act.

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Sep 12, 2023

I urge my colleagues to support this legislation. It creates parity and access for two significant constituencies, counties and Tribes, and creates parity for them. I think at the end of the day, it creates a collaborative effort that is…

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Sep 12, 2023

My point being, I mean, we are talking about the sovereignty part of it. But the consultation is any project that impacts, and I think that the answer is no.

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Sep 12, 2023

My point being while there are critical minerals in this location, how do you balance and weigh water supplies, endangered species, cultural heritage, tribal consultation, and executing our trust responsibility to tribes?

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Sep 12, 2023

The fact we have none does open that conversation on many levels, from cleanup of abandoned mines to reclamation.

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Sep 12, 2023

It is time to modernize it, reform it, bring it up to date, and put in the guarantees and safeguards that is going to make the public believe that truly they are part of the decision-making.

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Sep 12, 2023

Advancing environmental justice, strengthening tribal and community engagement, and ensuring a fair return for taxpayers is imperative.

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Jul 27, 2023

A comprehensive review of all 88,000- plus ESA consultations from 2008 to 2015 found that no project was stopped or extensively altered as a result of Fish and Wildlife finding jeopardy or adverse modification during this period, and that…

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Jul 27, 2023

This week in the Rules Committee, we heard one House Republican say: Long-eared bats? I hope the white-nose syndrome wipes them all out and we don't have to worry about it. A vote for this resolution is a vote for the extinction of the…

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Jul 27, 2023

1 million species globally are at risk of extinction, and one of the main drivers is climate change. Let's stop picking on these species and instead start addressing the real issue of climate change. E.O. Wilson, the father of modern…

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Jul 17, 2023

This is shared. Indeed, this issue is of such strategic and alliance importance.

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Jul 17, 2023

I think the issue of mandatory is essential in this discussion.

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Jul 17, 2023

The current proposal is incomplete and not ready for introduction on the house floor.

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