Raul Ruiz

I am just concerned because disproportionately Hispanics, African Americans, Native Americans have been infected at a higher rate, dying at a higher rate.

I am a big fan of the community health worker model ever since my medical school days with Partners in Health program.

If we need to do the budget reconciliation, then the Congressional Hispanic Caucus will make its case to the parliamentarian that this indeed is an economic benefit, a budgetary benefit for the American people.

We want all seven to be implemented including codified into law, and we want those extended into the federal law enforcement as well as the Department of Homeland Security.

The agreed-upon strategy is that we need to get the Senate to pass the Farm Work Force Modernization Act, as well as the Dream and Promise Act.

It was quite incredible, Lawrence, to really be in the Oval Office with the president of the United States. And especially a president of the United States such as President Biden who truly genuinely cares about Hispanic Americans in our…

The best predictors of where a person will practice is where they are from and where they last train.

Now, during this public health emergency, is precisely the time to expand healthcare.

It was so important that the American Rescue Plan was just signed into law to expand coverage.

Having an affordable option that is not tied to employment is critical to the millions of families.

Today we celebrate 11 years since the Affordable Care Act became the law of the land.

This historic, lifesaving piece of legislation has helped millions of Americans access healthcare.

Production of clean, renewable energy should be accessible to every community, regardless of their ZIP Code or economic status.

I thank the Congressional Hispanic Caucus members, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, as well as Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, for their remarkable efforts on this piece of legislation.

We need to make sure people are prioritized based on level of risk for contracting and dying from COVID and not solely based on their income or ability to purchase the vaccine.

Equity does not mean equal. It means providing resources proportionate to the need or burden of disease.

Today we are seeing through the work of the Biden administration COVID-19 economic, testing, and vaccine access relief to the American public.

What this Nation received in the form of a COVID-19 response from the previous administration was policy and administrative malpractice that cost over a half million American lives.

The key is the communal impact measurement, which is also in my environmental justice bill, is very important.

I really do believe, since 80 percent of what we spend in healthcare is--are on 20 percent of the complex patients...

I want to increase accessibility for all people, especially those that currently go without seeing a doctor...

How do we ensure equity and create policies that not only increase telehealth coverage when appropriate, but ensure that everyone has access to the technology?

The question we need to ask ourselves is, What are the current barriers to home-based care, and how do we address them?

We must reimagine and redesign healthcare.

Home and community-based care is the future of healthcare delivery in this country.