Press Releases
CALEXICO, Calif. — El congresista Dr. Raul Ruiz (CA-25) recorrió hoy el Río Nuevo junto al Administrador Regional de la Región 9 de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA), Mike Martucci, y al Comisionado de la Sección de Estados Unidos de la Comisión Internacional de Límites y Aguas (USIBWC), Chad McIntosh, antes de unirse a socios federales, estatales y locales para una mesa redonda pública sobre la crisis ambiental y de salud pública que enfrenta el río.
CALEXICO, Calif. — Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz (CA-25) today toured the New River alongside U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 Regional Administrator Mike Martucci and U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC) Commissioner Chad McIntosh, before joining federal, state, and local partners for a public roundtable on the river's ongoing environmental and public health crisis.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz (CA-25) joined House Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Mark Takano (CA-39), Reps. Chris Deluzio (PA-17), Pat Ryan (NY-18), Mike Thompson (CA-04), and Gil Cisneros (CA-31), alongside the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE), Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), and the Union Veterans Council (AFL-CIO), to oppose H.R.
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-25) today highlighted his deep concerns with a proposal by Cadiz, Inc. — a company backed by foreign investors — to extract and sell groundwater from the heart of the Mojave Desert.
Washington, D.C. - June 4, 2026 - Today, Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-25) and Ranking Member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39) held a press conference on the steps of the U.S. Capitol calling on House Members to sign the discharge petition for the Major Richard Star Act (H.R. 2102) - an effort to force House Leadership to bring the bill to the floor for a vote.
The Developing the Community Health Workforce Act aims to address growing staffing shortages at federally qualified health centers nationwide.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz (CA-25) pressed The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin at the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment hearing on the FY2027 EPA Budget, securing a commitment from the Administrator to visit the New River region, engage with the binational water quality study, and apply the same federal model used to address the Tijuana River crisis to the New River in Imperial Valley.
Washington, D.C. — As festival season officially begins in the Coachella Valley and communities across the country, Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA‑25) is taking action to make large outdoor concerts and music festivals safer for fans, artists, and workers. This year, Rep. Ruiz introduced the Protecting Outdoor Concerts Act to extend federal airspace protections to these events, protections that currently exist only for major sporting events.
Calexico, CA — Today, Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Raul Ruiz (D-CA) and Congressman Gabe Evans (R-CO) introduced the Critical Minerals and Manufacturing Support Act 2.0, bipartisan legislation to expand domestic battery manufacturing, reduce reliance on foreign adversaries, and strengthen America’s clean energy and advanced manufacturing supply chains.