Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today, Dr. Raul Ruiz (CA-25) released the following statement regarding his vote against the House Republicans’ inhumane budget scheme.
House Republicans’ budget calls for $880 billion in cuts from the Energy and Commerce Committee which will result in cuts to Medicaid, threatening more than 10 million Californians' well-being and the health-care providers that serve them.

Washington, DC – On Wednesday, February 26, 2025, Congressman Raul Ruiz MD (CA-25) will host a telephone townhall that will stream live on Facebook.
The conversation will include Trump’s Executive Orders, the federal funding freeze, and questions from community members.

Washington, D.C. – Today, February 13, 2025, at 12:30 PM ET, Democratic Members of Congress, alongside national labor leaders representing veterans, veteran affairs (VA) employees, and veterans’ advocates, held a press conference outside of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)Headquarters to take a stand against the Trump Administration’s harmful executive orders that will negatively impact benefits for veterans nationwide and VA employees and the delivery of health care.

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.