Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) is continuing to press forward with the Environmental Justice Initiative for the East Valley. Dr Ruiz spoke today at the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on the Environment & Climate Change about the harmful effects airborne particulate matter has on public health. Making reference to the recent mulch fires in Thermal that forced schools to close their doors for a week and sent students to the hospital, Dr.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. released the following statement today in support of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) as the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals determines the constitutionality of ICWA in the case Brackeen v. Bernhardt.

Statement from Dr. Raul Ruiz:

Washington, D.C. – Representative Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) is urging the Department of Agriculture to support the State of California's funding request for the Salton Sea. In a letter led by Dr. Ruiz and sent Wednesday to the Secretary Sonny Perdue, Rep. Ruiz, Rep. Juan Vargas (CA-51), Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) urged a $7 million award to be used for construction of the Species Conservation Habitat (SCH) Project, which would create more than 3,000 acres of wildlife habitat at the Salton Sea.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) voted in favor of legislation to protect Americans from cancer-linked "forever chemicals" that have been found in drinking water and household products across the country. The bipartisan PFAS Action Act of 2019 passed the House Friday.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) is urging the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to develop new flight paths as noise pollution and particulate matter from heavy air traffic continue to harm area residents' quality of life. Urging the FAA to fast-track new flight plans in a letter sent along with other members of Congress, Dr. Ruiz emphasized the unknown and potentially harmful public health effects on residents beneath the current flight paths.

Washington D.C. – Today, President Trump signed into law three major legislative priorities of Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) – two of which will help servicemembers and veterans affected by toxic military burn pit exposure, with the third provision more than doubling the investment in mental health services for law enforcement officers. With the President's signature today, Dr. Ruiz has now had four legislative priorities signed into law in 2019.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) voted in favor of the United States Mexico Canada (USMCA) Trade agreement passed by the House of Representatives yesterday to improve labor standards to grow American jobs, strengthen environmental protections, and increase investments to address water pollution along the U.S.-Mexico border. The USMCA includes more than $500 million for border water infrastructure programs to address pollution issues in waterways like the New River, which is a tributary to the Salton Sea.

Washington, D.C. —Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) voted today to reinstate the full deduction on state and local taxes taken away by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L. 115–97). H.R. 5377, the Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act of 2019 would blunt the harm from one of the most damaging provisions of the 2017 tax bill to the state of California: the $10,000 cap on the State and Local Tax (SALT) Deduction.