Press Releases
Washington, DC – Representative Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) delivered the below remarks during a Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Press Conference to defend access to high-quality, affordable health care for millions of Americans. Dr. Ruiz is one of only two Democratic physicians in the House and is Chair of the CHC Health Care and Mental Health Task Force.
Washington, D.C. – Today Representative Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) announced that he was appointed to the prestigious House Energy and Commerce Committee, an exclusive committee that deals with a wide range of that will be front and center in the coming months, including health care and energy policy. Dr. Ruiz will be the only Democratic physician on the committee.
Washington, D.C. – Representative Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) issued the following statement after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced they would deny permits for construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline under Lake Oahe. Ruiz is Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Palm Springs, CA – October 11, 2016 – Today, Representative Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36), visited the Hilton Palm Springs Hotel as part of the American Hotel & Lodging Association’s (AH&LA) “Heart of the House” hotel tour to see firsthand the issues that matter most to hotels and their employees.
Long-Term, Low-Interest Financing Made Available to Community Development Organizations, Guaranteed by Private Lenders and Supplemented by Private Foundation Grants
MECCA, Calif., October 10, 2016 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Lisa Mensah and U.S. Representative Raul Ruiz, M.D.
Palm Desert, CA – Dr. Raul Ruiz (CA-36) released the following statement after two Palm Springs police officers were fatally shot and another was wounded while responding to reports of a domestic disturbance Saturday afternoon:
Washington, D.C. – Today, following a visit to the proposed site of the Dakota Access Pipeline, Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-3) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Raul Ruiz, M.D.
H.R. 3471 Would Update VA’s Quality and Safety Standards for Automobile Adaptive Equipmen
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (IN-02), a member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, today applauded House passage of her bill to improve the quality and safety of mobility equipment used by disabled veterans.
Washington, D.C. – Today Dr. Raul Ruiz (CA-36), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, issued the following statement in response to a joint statement by the Departments of Interior, Justice, the Army regarding Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: