I truly believe that every American should get the care they need when they need it at an affordable low cost.
Raul Ruiz
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Raul Ruiz is an American politician and physician currently serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 36th congressional district, a position he has held since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Ruiz has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and environmental protection during his time in office. He has been an advocate for expanding access to healthcare and addressing the needs of his constituents in the Coachella Valley region.
The number-one singular goal of the Republican Party since Obama passed this was to destroy it, to sabotage it.
This issue is becoming more and more important because of the inability of middle-class families to afford their medications.
We need a preferential option. We need not just any option, we need a preferential option.
I am concerned that, despite urging from physicians and physician organizations and the CDC, CBP has refused to administer flu vaccines to protect children and families in their custody.
Following Jakelin's death, I visited the place where she had been held, and I was horrified by the conditions that I witnessed.
Compassionate prevention and care must be available to everyone in this country, and as has been alluded here, many people have died due to the flu virus.
Influenza vaccination should be implemented at the earliest feasible point of entry to allow maximum protection of migrant and potentially to reduce transmission in border facilities.
It is a priority of mine to make sure everyone in my district and across the Nation has access to clean air to breathe and clean water to drink.
Please do, because there has been multiple fires on a property under the BIA's jurisdiction in my district.
I just want to clarify something, that the $3.4 billion surplus goes to the U.S. Treasury. My bill will not take one-third of that, only up to the 3 percent that would be available for regions that would like to have a regional finance…
I am offering my bill, the Increasing American Jobs and Exports Act, as an amendment to H.R. 4863. Mr. Chairman, my amendment is simple. It will allow the Export-Import Bank to use up to 3 percent of its surplus profits per year for 5…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 33, after line 22, insert the following: SEC. __. AUTHORITY OF THE UNITED STATES EXPORT FINANCE AGENCY…
Earlier this month, James Madison Elementary School in Indio, California, closed after rust, mold, and corrosion were found in the columns and the walls supporting the building, compromising the school's infrastructure and putting…
In the face of our current climate crisis, it is urgent and imperative to drive our transportation system towards cleaner fuels and technologies.
I understand the environmental hazards that lack of consideration of environmental justice issues can have on the health, and the long-term viability, outcome, wellness, education, and development of children who have to breathe the…
I recently introduced a bill, H.R. 3923, the Environmental Justice Act of 2019, which requires agencies consider the environmental justice implications of the programs, policies, and activities.
I definitely look forward to working with you on the committee, and everybody else here, toward a 100 percent clean economy that protects our Nation's health.
Thank you, Madam Chair. Seeing firsthand the devastating effects of skyrocketing drug prices in my practice in the emergency department and speaking with a lot of patients, and I have treated patients who never got their prescription…
there is a misleading notion when people say that it is safer than tobacco cigarettes that somehow it is safe.
OK, so then why are you proposing to lease a large space that would warehouse many children in the Inland Empire?
As a father and a physician with training in humanitarian aid, I am outraged not only by the inhumane family separation policies...





