Raul Ruiz

And it breaks my heart to know how sometimes politicians up here are so removed from the human face of failed policies.

That is one of the primary reasons why I ran for office to begin with.

Funding improvements to water systems would improve the lives of these families and children.

So why would we want to make it harder for asthmatic children in vulnerable populations to breathe clean air?

Asthma is exacerbated by air pollution. It is one of the most common preexisting diseases among children in the U.S.

The Clean Air and Clean Water Act protect our basic necessities: clean, breathable air, and safe, drinkable water, fundamental elements we all need to survive.

The Federal Government has a moral and legally enforceable obligation to protect Tribal treaties, land, and resources under the Federal trust responsibility.

It is a story about environmental injustice taking a risk burden from one community and putting it on a more vulnerable community's shoulders.

In 2009, the NTIA was tasked with administering $4 billion in grants to increase broadband access and adoption in underserved and unserved areas of the country.

This is a program that supports local solutions supported by evidence-based best practices and technical assistance and is a model that we should all be able to support.

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration, or NTIA, has been instrumental in closing this digital divide and I am pleased to be here today to discuss how we can build upon their successes to better serve our…

In today's digital age, access to broadband internet is not a luxury. It is a great equalizer that gives millions of Americans the opportunity to pursue their education, find a job and achieve their dreams.

Since the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, emergency departments around the nation including mine have seen a dramatic decrease in uninsured patients by 50 percent or more.

Block grant and per capita block grants will create more uninsured patients.

Medicaid patients have higher morbidity because they are a higher risk group.

First, all doctors, Republican or Democratic doctors prefer health insured patients over uninsured patients.

If it was not for Medicaid, the Coachella Valley and regions like mine all across the country would not have access to health care.

In California alone, the nearly 3.5 million individuals who enrolled in Medicaid under the ACA expansion provision could lose their coverage.

If we repeal Medicaid expansion, people will lose healthcare coverage.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. Amendment No. 12 Offered by Mr. Scott of Virginia The Acting…

Do we really want to set Native American conversations with Congress and agencies back another 100 years? My sincere and heartfelt request is no.

I gracefully thank Chairman Bishop and Congressman Chaffetz for all of the hard work you guys have invested.

We all agree that it deserves protection. The real question is how?

There are actual lives in the balance, and they deserve better; we can do better as a community and as a country.

It strikes me as hypocritical to complain about the level of service that is provided, and then turn around and consistently under-fund the very agency responsible for providing it.