Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, February 6, 2025, at 5:00 PM ET, Democratic doctors in the House of Representatives held a press conference to address their concerns regarding the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).
WASHINGTON– Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-25), joined in the reintroduction of the bipartisan Health Out-of-Pocket Expense (HOPE) Act for the 119th Congress. The HOPE ACT will create a tax-advantaged account that enables millions of Americans with most types of insurance coverage to save for health care costs through both individual and employer contributions.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, all six Democratic physicians in the House of Representatives spoke out against the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to become Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Representatives Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-25), Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), Kelly Morrison, M.D. (MN-03), and Herb Conaway, M.D. (NJ-03) released the following joint statement:
Washington, D.C. – Today, Dr. Raul Ruiz (CA-25) released a video statement expressing his concerns on the extreme budget cuts that are already impacting California’s 25th district.
“Since day one of his presidency, Donald Trump began implementing his cruel, chaotic, and unconstitutional agenda… I have been getting your worried calls, emails, and posts frantically wondering how his daily barrage of extreme executive orders are going to affect you and your family. I hear you, I see you, I care for you.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Dr. Raul Ruiz (CA-25) applauds the Biden administration for designating over 600,000 acres in California’s 25th District as Chuckwalla National Monument.
By designating this monument, President Biden has protected the most public lands using the Antiquities Act of any recent president in their first four years in office.
Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz (CA-25) releases the following statement after voting to pass H.R. 10545, the American Relief Act of 2025.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz (CA-25) released the following statement regarding drones flying over California’s 25th District.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed the Thomas R. Carper Water Resource Development Act of 2024 (WRDA), which includes $100 million in total funding for Eastern Municipal Water District’s (EWMD) South Perris Desalination Program. This bicameral and bipartisan package will help support the proposed Stage II desalination program, which is expected to add up to 5.4 million gallons of potable water daily for EWMD customers.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Dr. Raul Ruiz (CA-25) released the following statement on the passage of H.R. 8641, designating the U.S. Post Office Building in Brawley California as the Walter Francis Ulloa Memorial Post Office Building.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Dr. Raul Ruiz (CA-25) sent a letter to Jim Vena, Chief Executive Officer of Union Pacific Railroad, and Beth Whited, President of Union Pacific Railroad expressing his deep concern and disappointment regarding the most recent train stoppage in California’s 25th Congressional District.
“The frequency of Union Pacific train stoppages occurring is extremely dangerous to the lives of my constituents and needs to be rectified immediately,” Congressman Ruiz (CA-25) addresses in the letter.