Raul Ruiz

COVID-19 has shined a spotlight on the inequity that we already knew existed in our healthcare system.

I also introduced the comprehensive H.R. 3923, the Environmental Justice Act of 2019, which requires agencies to consider the environmental justice implications of their programs.

That is why I introduced H.R. 6692, the Environmental Justice COVID-19 Act, which would authorize $50 million for EPA EJ grant programs.

COVID-19 has exacerbated what we have known all along, that low-income rural communities and minority communities have greater disparities in health.

Riverside County, the county in which my district resides, like so many others have seen, that the impacts of this pandemic have disproportionately and adversely affected vulnerable communities.

This is an unprecedented crisis that requires an unprecedented, bold response. The HEROES Act will support workers, families, hospitals, and cities in my district struggling to get by with: direct payments for families; extended…

The ultimate goal is a system that doesn't put our own access to critical supplies and equipment at risk

This is unacceptable. This is the United States of America, and our frontline health workers don't even have access to these basic supplies.

Relying so heavily on imported masks is a national security risk

As a doctor, I appreciate your written testimony that states that science, not politics or cronyism, must lead the way to combat this deadly virus.

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…

On Monday, March 9, 2020, we sent the Dear Colleague invitation to other Members of the House to signed by me, Congressmen Brian Fitzpatrick, and Dr. Raul Ruiz, to join the Congressional Coronavirus Task Force.

On March 4, 2020, the House of Representatives is giving a full-throated response to Coronavirus by introducing $8.3 billion in funding to help State and local public health departments meet the challenge of preparing communities for…

Congress has passed multiple pieces of legislation to address the opioid misuse public health crisis and more still needs to be done.

As an emergency department physician, I know that once a patient walks out of the door of the hospital, the fewer barriers there are to get someone in treatment, the higher the chances of success.

Under this bill, physicians will be allowed to provide three days worth of MAT at one time so that patients don't have to come back every 24 hours.

This bill will remove a rule that restricts doctors from giving a patient more than one day's worth of buprenorphine or other medication assisted treatment at a time.

It is of the utmost importance that all Americans, regardless of their age or how much money they make, have access to high-quality comprehensive treatment.

The crisis is far from over and it is important that we look back at our past work on this issue to assess the results and see what we can further do to make a positive impact on this public health epidemic.

On February 28, 2020, I spoke on the floor of the House and announced plans to form a Congressional Coronavirus Task Force.

The fiscal year 2021 Trump administration budget cuts the Tribal General Assistance Program and the Tribal Air Quality programs by more than thirty percent.

The Trump administration's budget slashes the Drinking Water System Supervision Program by $38 million, a forty percent cut from last year.

This past fall in my district, the operator of a water treatment system for a mobile home park on tribal land failed to properly maintain it, resulting in residents being exposed to drinking water contaminated with arsenic nine times…

Would you agree that civil and criminal enforcement is a key tool for the EPA to protect the public's health?

Would you agree that the presence of arsenic in drinking water is bad?