Press Releases
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
September 18, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) and Congressman Eric Swalwell (CA-15) introduced the Fiscal Responsibility Using Government Accountability Laws Act, or the FRUGAL Act.
Cuestiones de Política:Jobs and Economy
September 16, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) introduced H.R. 5458, the Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act, a bill to address the growing need for primary and specialty care providers...
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September 11, 2014
Today, Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) released the following statement in reflection on the attacks against our nation on September 11, 2001:
Cuestiones de Política:Veterans
September 5, 2014
Today, Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) released the following statement in response to reports that Tesla has selected the state of Nevada for its initial Gigafactory:
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September 4, 2014
Today, Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) released the following statement in response to the release of the Pacific Institute's Economic Impact Analysis on the Salton Sea...
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August 15, 2014
PALM DESERT, CA – Dr. Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-Palm Desert) today urged electric carmaker Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk to build the company's new lithium-ion battery Gigafactory around the Salton Sea, citing the Sea's renewable energy technologies, resources, trained workforce, and vibrant desert community. The factory has the potential to create approximately 6,500 jobs by the year 2020.
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