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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.

Quotes by year · 2013–2026596 total · peak 2019 (102)
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Mar 28, 2023

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill provided $65 billion to ensure that every American has high-speed internet; $48 billion of this funding is dedicated to closing the digital divide by bringing affordable and reliable high-speed internet…

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Mar 28, 2023

I supported these bills because my district has suffered from underinvestment for years and I am focused on bringing Federal resources to promote equity and help those in most need.

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Mar 27, 2023

It is imperative that we make permanent the enhanced premium tax credits.

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Mar 22, 2023

Your third party and your company are missing one--almost one out of three misinformed videos.

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Mar 22, 2023

I echo my colleagues' concerns about TikTok's impacts on the health and well-being of the American public.

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Mar 7, 2023

But villainizing our public health experts undermines our efforts to do so.

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Mar 7, 2023

They want to see their government work for them, for the people, to do the right thing.

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Mar 7, 2023

Villainizing our public health experts through conspiratorial accusations based on partisan suspicions and not concrete evidence does nothing to help us prevent and prepare for future pandemics.

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Mar 7, 2023

Let me be clear, my Democratic colleagues and I take seriously the charge of determining the coronavirus' origins.

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Jan 31, 2023

You know, I got to also mention that this illness of addiction is not just for the individual, but it is for their family, for their neighborhood as well, and treatment needs to go toward a family-based, home-based, community-based…

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Jan 31, 2023

Fentanyl, in particular, continues to wreak havoc on our communities.

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Jan 31, 2023

I have seen time and time again the devastating and often fatal effects of drug overdose.

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Jan 30, 2023

The Salton Sea has the fifth largest deposit of lithium in the world.

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Jan 30, 2023

Our country needs more batteries and more batteries storage projects like this.

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Sep 29, 2022

By direction of the Democratic Caucus, I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1403 Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is hereby, elected to…

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Aug 9, 2022

Now this bill is the law of the land. They won’t have to go very far, because the VA will have to take care of their illnesses and give them the benefits that they have earned and that they deserve.

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Aug 9, 2022

This is an historic accomplishment by President Biden to -- with the most expansive access to health care for veterans in generations.

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Jun 14, 2022

Gas prices need to go down. And while the rest of America is trying to make this happen, you all are trying to increase your record profits.

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Jan 13, 2022

It doesn’t make sense. And in a public health perspective, it only hurts us.

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Dec 1, 2021

This overdose epidemic is one of the most important public health issues of our time and requires urgency.

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Dec 1, 2021

These tragedies cannot continue. We must continue fighting for Jennifer, Steven, and the families across the country who have been afflicted by this crisis.

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Dec 1, 2021

I am saddened that we are here, yet again, to discuss this crisis that continues to sweep our Nation, affecting each and every one of our communities.

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Oct 19, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated health equity issues that we have long known to be the norm in the United States.

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Oct 19, 2021

If there is a cost-effective way of improving health, it is to increase health literacy.

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Sep 21, 2021

Well, it`s long overdue. As the son of farm workers who grew up in a farm worker trailer park I can tell you that these workers take a lot of risk working in 120 degree weather to feed Americans and taking the (INAUDIBLE) that we all rely…

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