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Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. tells News Channel 3 exclusively that his office has sent letters to Fish and Wildlife Service and Imperial Irrigation District in regards to the Red Hill Bay Project at the Salton Sea.
The joint effort between IID and FWS broke ground in 2015, but has yet to be completed.
It was designed to create over 600 acres of shallow saline ponds by mixing water from the Salton Sea and the Alamo River. These new ponds would faciliate a new habitat for birds, while also preventing dust from emerging into the air.
Coachella Valley resident Leydy Rangel was among a group of six DACA recipients invited to the White House on Friday to meet with President Joe Biden.
The President met with the "Dreamers" in the Oval office to discuss the issue of immigration.
"The President told us that he is with us," Rangel said.
It's the first time Biden has met with a group of people that aren't officials. The meeting was held with the goal of pressuring Congress to pass a bill that would create a pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients and give legal status farmworkers.
Even before Representative Raul Ruiz was the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, or became a member of Congress in 2012, he was a doctor in California
Ruiz sat down with Newsweek for a Q&A-style interview to talk about being a physician and a lawmaker during a pandemic, the ins and outs of getting Biden and Congress to move on immigration, the Latino vote, disinformation campaigns, and more.
Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz met with Department of Energy secretary Jennifer Granholm earlier this week to chart a path forward to develop the lithium deposits underneath the Salton Sea and help create clean energy jobs for the community.
The DOE is working to support American researchers who are developing the technologies to extract lithium from the geothermal brine. This is currently used for power production near the Salton Sea.
Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D., CA-36, is calling for common-sense solutions to bring down the price of prescription drugs for seniors and families across the country.
During a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing, Dr. Ruiz told the story of a Beaumont constituent, who pays expensive out-of-pocket costs for his necessary heart medication. You can watch Dr. Ruiz's remarks during a May 4 Committee hearing here.
U.S. Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Palm Desert, was one of 200 people who made the exclusive in-person guest list Wednesday night as President Joe Biden addressed a joint session of Congress. Joining him as his virtual guest was Dr. Conrado Bárzaga, CEO of the Desert Healthcare District.
The address marked the 100th day of the president's term. In the past, Ruiz has invited a constituent to join him in Washington, D.C., as his guest to such addresses, but due to COVID-19 safety protocols, in-person attendance was limited.
A new bill proposed in Congress would make it so veterans dealing will illnesses related to military burn pit exposure would no longer be turned away by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-CA) are backing the legislation that would provide those veterans with needed health care.
The VA maintains that exposure to fumes and carcinogens from these flaming trash piles have not be definitively linked to any long-term illnesses in veterans.
The Hope Act Honors Cathedral City Veteran Jennifer Kepner, Who Passed Away From Pancreatic Cancer Linked To Her Burn Pits Exposure
Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. , D-CA, today announced the introduction of H.R. 2432, the Jennifer Kepner Healthcare for Open-air burn-Pit Exposure (HOPE) Act, legislation that would make veterans exposed to burn pits eligible for low-cost health care from the Veterans Administration.
Members of the leadership team of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus are meeting with President Joe Biden Tuesday.
Dr. Raul Ruiz is the chair of the Caucus.
Rep. Pete Aguilar previewed the meeting on Twitter, saying, "We'll talk about infrastructure, health care access and equity, immigration reform and ways we can deliver for communities like the Inland Empire. Looking forward to this continued partnership."
Aguilar represents California's 31st congressional district.
Rep Raul Ruiz (D-CA) is joining Senator Cory Booker (D-NY) to fight environmental injustices with a new piece of legislation that would require federal agencies to consider and mitigate environmental stressors that, by their own doing, impact the health and agency of those affected.
Led by Ruiz in Congress, the Environmental Justice Act of 2021 would make agencies consider the effects of cumulative impacts on communities during key decisions. Booker leads the companion bill in the U.S. Senate.