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U.S. Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-La Quinta, joined a bipartisan congressional delegation on a trip to the Poland-Ukraine border over the weekend, meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, U.S. Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski and several other officials on the frontlines of the international response to Russia's attack on Ukraine.
EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - Representative Raul Ruiz is honoring his Promise to give veterans the care they need. The House of Representatives passed a solution to help veterans suffering the effects of burn pits.
Rep. Ruiz is currently representing California's 36th district, but he hopes to represent Imperial County as well as parts of riverside county after redistricting lines were redrawn last December.
The house passed the honoring our PACT Act which will offer benefits like accessible healthcare to veterans who were exposed to burn pits.
Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) pressed the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to immediately resolve delays in service that have resulted in an enormous backlog of unprocessed tax returns. Heeding the concerns of Southern California residents who have faced unprecedented processing delays, Ruiz called on IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig to improve responsiveness to ensure residents can file their taxes in a timely and painless manner.
Measure could go to Biden's desk as soon as this week
House Democrats teed up final passage of the biggest expansion of veterans benefits in decades, after turning back a GOP effort to dramatically narrow the measure to mirror a Senate-passed bill Republicans said could hit President Joe Biden's desk as soon as this week.
The bill would expand health-care eligibility for veterans who were exposed to burn pits and other toxins; it must now be reconciled with the Senate's version of the legislation
The House on Thursday passed a bill that would expand health-care eligibility for veterans who were exposed to burn pits and other toxins during their service in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The issue of burn pits was given more airtime than voting rights, gun violence and abortion in Biden's SOTU address. Two days later, the House passed sweeping burn pits legislation. Rachel Sharphears from veterans, lawmakers and advocates about whether America's sick and dying soldiers are finally being heard
The House has passed legislation that would dramatically boost health care services and disability benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan
WASHINGTON -- A bill that would dramatically boost health care services and disability benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan won approval Thursday in the House.
Congress moved closer to aiding veterans exposed overseas to toxic burn pits, often called the Agent Orange of the post-9/11 era, with the House's approval Thursday of a comprehensive reform bill.
Its passage also marked a win for local Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-La Quinta, who has pushed for legislation to tackle the issue for several years.
The Honoring our PACT Act, which stands for Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics, passed with the support of all House Democrats and 34 Republicans.
Washington — President Biden on Tuesday used his first State of the Union address to issue a call to action for Congress to do more to assist veterans experiencing enduring health issues after exposure to burn pits while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, elevating a matter that hits close to home for him.
U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla called the invasion "unprovoked and unjustifiable." Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Burbank, called the invasion "an attack on the idea that countries are free to choose their own destiny, an attack on the rules-based order that has kept world peace since WWII. And most critically, an attack on democracy itself."
Southern California leaders condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, Feb. 24, and called for the most severe sanctions possible.