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National Issue Overview

  • National Issues

    Health Care

    As an elected official, Rep. Grijalva feels it is his duty and obligation to make sure every person in the United States has the means to live a healthy life. Since his first term in Congress, he has supported many initiatives to ensure that every American has adequate access to health care coverage. While he continues to feel that a single-payer system is the best way to address the need for health care and to control soaring medical costs in our country, he is pleased that Congress has taken steps to enact far-reaching health care reform. <<read more>>

    Immigration

    To overcome the labor shortage caused by World War II, the United States and Mexico established the Bracero Program, the nation’s largest guest worker program of the 20th century. Under the era of the Bracero Program, Rep. Grijalva's father immigrated to this great nation in 1945 in search for a better life for his family. Immigrants like his father have contributed and continue to contribute to our economic success and vibrant diversity. <<read more>>

    Education

    A strong education system is the best investment we can make as we lay the groundwork for an economic recovery. A high-quality public education is a cornerstone of democracy. Communities succeed when the government makes a strong commitment to education at all levels – for infants and families, for elementary and secondary students, for higher education, for career and job training, and for literacy in the workforce. Providing substantial federal support for education at each of these levels is a fundamental task of government. <<read more>>

    Natural Resources & The Environment

    Rep. Grijalva has taken the lead on numerous environmental issues in the House of Representatives. He has championed efforts to codify the National Landscape Conservation System, protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, wilderness areas and endangered species, advance the National Park Service Centennial Initiative, protect the Grand Canyon from the threat of expanded uranium mining, advance ecological restoration on Federal lands, address the need for a budget fix for wildland fire suppression funding, and expand the role of young adults and youth in working in our public lands. He served as Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands on the House Committee on Natural Resources in the 110th and 111th Congress. He is the ranking member of the Subcommittee for the 112th Congress. <<read more>>

    Iraq & Afghanistan

    Rep. Grijalva has consistently opposed the tragic and devastating decision to invade and occupy Iraq. The costs of the war to both Americans and Iraqis in terms of lives and bodies, money and material, families and communities, have been far too great. It is past time to bring our troops home from Iraq and end the occupation.

    In Afghanistan, we must begin to shift to strategies that do not simply provoke and then attack nationalist and tribal resistance. We cannot continue to support a corrupt, unreliable government that the population increasingly resents. No outside influences can create a peaceful or stable Afghanistan if they are seen as foreign occupiers and the central government has no legitimacy. We must, therefore, seek to negotiate an end to this war with all forces willing to renounce al-Qaeda and build a stable Afghanistan. <<read more>>

    Citizens United & Campaign Finance

    Rep. Grijalva believes that in the case of Citizens United V. FEC, the Supreme Court went far beyond precedent, far beyond the original intent of the Constitution, and far beyond anything the Founders meant when they protected freedom of speech for individuals. James Madison never intended for the First Amendment to apply to corporations; he meant free speech to be for the people. As it stood, the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act that was destroyed by the Supreme Court did not take away access to political speech by corporations. <<read more>>

    Social Security

    Rep. Grijalva supports the Preserving Our Promise to Seniors Act to strengthen the solvency of the program and to protect it from attempts to privatize and dismantle it. The Act would strengthen Social Security for the next 75 years while improving benefits by fixing the outdated COLA formula. Currently, people do not pay Social Security tax on anything they make over $106,800. It is unfair to ask some to pay taxes on their entire income and let the wealthy only pay taxes on a small portion. This bill gradually phases out the payroll tax exemption on incomes over $106,800 and keeps Social Security’s tradition of increased benefits for increased contributions. <<read more>>

    Housing & Mortgages

    Rep. Grijalva has proposed a remedy that would keep families in their homes, keep communities whole, and provide a very strong incentive for mortgage lenders to refinance on affordable terms. The idea is called "Right to Rent,” (R2R) and it was introduced in the form of HR 1548, “The Right to Rent Act of 2011." R2R would grant foreclosed homeowners the option to remain in the home as renters, and pay a fair market rent. The rent would be set by a court-appointed appraiser and adjusted annually for inflation. <<read more>>

    Carbon Dioxide & Climate Policy

    The primary sources of carbon dioxide emissions are electricity generation and ground transportation vehicles. Rep. Grijalva supports renewable energy standards to increase the amount of electricity generation from pollution-free wind, solar and other renewable sources. He held a press conference at Global Solar Energy June 27 to speak about the importance of renewable power to the environment and the economy. He believes we must facilitate large scale solar and wind projects in an environmentally responsible way, through loans and grant programs with proper site selection. <<read more>> 

    Veterans

    Efforts to improve health care coverage and benefits for our current and past service members must be strengthened. Now more than ever, we must provide for the men and women willing to sacrifice for their country. We must ensure their health and prosperity not just while they serve,but when they return to civilian life. One in ten American civilians over the age of 18 is a veteran. Like the rest of us, veterans are anxious about their families, their health, and their jobs. After selflessly serving our country, many veterans are not enjoying the healthy and secure civilian life they deserve. <<read more>>