Because of the urgency, I urge you to vote ``yes.'' However, State and local governments and Tribal nations across the country need funding, too, to provide essential services for our essential frontline workers: paramedics, law enforcement, firefighters. We must include the Coronavirus Relief Act, $250 billion for local government for populations less than 500,000 in the next act because small cities' firefighters and paramedics in my district matter, too.
Share & report
More from Raul Ruiz
It will empower CBP to meet the basic provisions for human dignity. Mr. Chair, I sincerely urge my fellow representatives to listen to their better angels, do the right thing, and vote for H.R. 3239, the Humanitarian Standards for…
The coronavirus has upended life as we know it. Healthcare workers need personal protective equipment and hospitals need supplies. Small businesses and small farmers need financial security to weather this storm. America needs a national…
I thank Chairman Takano and his staff for all their work on this. They have done a great job. I thank them for fighting for this bill and for their tireless work in support of our veterans. Mr. Speaker, I also thank the ranking member, Dr…
The United States Constitution defines Tribes in our Nation as sovereign governments with a unique relationship with the United States Federal Government. Many treaties and Supreme Court cases show legal precedent that they are sovereign…





