Raul Ruiz

Children's health is a very serious issue, and it is unfortunate that we are discussing rolling back regulations to help clean up our air.

In my district sits Lithium Valley, one of the largest lithium sources in the world.

Too frequently communities of color and low-income families shoulder the burden of pollution and environmental hazards.

As I said at the beginning, the Biden administration's implementation of the largest, most successful vaccine administration program in history prevented an estimated 3.2 million deaths.

We cannot get to a place where we are explicitly or implicitly sowing distrust in COVID vaccines.

The Biden administration's implementation of the largest, most successful vaccine administration program in history prevented an estimated 3.2 million deaths.

I implore everyone here today to remain focused on the facts and come together to identify real solutions that put people over politics.

Improperly disposed-of batteries can end up in landfills that have the potential to release toxic chemicals into the environment.

As the demand for lithium-mined batteries continue to grow, we must implement policies that promote circularity to ensure that we are getting the most of our natural resources and are protecting public health and the environment in the…

Mitigating our use of mining can help preserve our natural ecosystems because it would lessen land degradation and water and air pollution.

Right now we have the opportunity to protect our environment, safeguard our public health, and strengthen our national security with clean energy from critical minerals found right here in the United States.

I'm putting a call out for the EPA to be forward thinking and helping us mitigate or prevent creating new environmental justice frontline communities.

I believe with our leadership, we can really make the significant difference as needed to improve clean drinking water.

Antimicrobial resistance is a problem here at home and around the world.

A postantibiotic era in which common infections and minor injuries can kill is a very real possibility for the 21st century.

We don't have a strategic plan or an idea or objectives to help create the incentives for where we need the doctors.

I think we have two problems with the physician shortage crisis that I have been working on.

We should be focusing thinking ahead for that next airborne deadly pandemic on how can we save lives, how can we lower transmission, and how can we keep kids safely in school.

I am a physician and a public health expert. And social distancing has been a long-term public health basic way of lowering transmission for deadly airborne viruses.

House Republicans' extreme budget cuts would slash funding for the 988 Suicide Lifeline.

House Republicans are trying to pull the wool over the American people's eyes.

We need to put people above politics and take care of people.

Indeed the Inflation Reduction Act passed into law last year is a critical first step in the shift towards clean energy.

Taking the time to invest in responsible methods of extracting lithium is critical to the well-being of our local communities.

Unlocking the potential that lithium batteries have to offer in a safe and responsible way will have an enormous impact on our national security, economy, and energy independence.