Press Releases
January 21, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC – Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) released the following statement on President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address.
Cuestiones de Política:Energía y medio ambienteHealth CareImmigrationJobs and EconomyVeterans
January 19, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) announced that he would host Rafael Barboza as his guest to the State of the Union address on January 20th.
January 6, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) was officially sworn in to the United States House of Representatives as a Member of the 114th Congress representing California's 36th Congressional District.
December 12, 2014
Today, Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) released the following statement after voting to pass the Senate amendment to H.R. 83, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015.
Cuestiones de Política:Energía y medio ambienteHealth CareJobs and EconomyVeterans
December 5, 2014
Today, Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) released the following statement in response to further extension of negotiations with Iran concerning their nuclear programs.
November 20, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) released the following statement following President Obama's announcement of pending executive action.
Cuestiones de Política:ImmigrationJobs and Economy
November 11, 2014
Palm Springs, CA – Today, Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) led a bipartisan letter to Dr. Carolyn M. Clancy, the Interim Under Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on the Ebola preparedness of VA medical facilities across the country.
Cuestiones de Política:Health CareVeterans
October 16, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) and Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) led 24 members of the California Delegation in a letter to help ensure that hospitals across California are taking all appropriate measures to train and prepare their staff to screen, diagnose, and treat potential Ebola patients.
Cuestiones de Política:Health Care
September 23, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) announced two United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development grants for $4,811,000 and $2,540,600 to the Coachella Valley
September 22, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert), Congressman Mike Honda (D- San Jose), and Congressman Jim Costa (D- Fresno) sent a letter with other members of the California Congressional delegation to Tesla CEO and founder, Elon Musk, encouraging Tesla Motors to bring the next state-of-the-art Gigafactory to California.
Cuestiones de Política:Jobs and Economy