Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – With a growing number of Americans aging into Medicare, Representatives Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Jackie Walorski (R-IN), and Brad Schneider (D-IL) introduced bipartisan legislation to simplify complex Medicare enrollment rules. The Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act would eliminate needless gaps in health care coverage and help prevent lifetime late-enrollment penalties.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-Palm Desert) sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to devote federal funding to help local communities recover from the Valentine's Day flood. The letter comes after Governor Gavin Newsom sent a letter to President Trump over the weekend requesting a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for communities across California impacted by February's flooding.
Washington D.C.— This week, Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-CA) and Representative Joe Neguse (D-CO) introduced the Veterans Conservation Corps Act, bipartisan legislation to connect veterans with employment opportunities in public lands maintenance.
This bill provides transitional assistance for veterans through employment opportunities in conservation, resource management, firefighting, law enforcement, or historic preservation. The initiative has been widely praised by veteran and environmental advocates, as well as nonprofit and state-run conservation corps.
Today, Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) helped pass H.R. 2030, the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act, a bill that includes language Dr. Ruiz advocated for to preserve environmental regulations critical to protecting the Salton Sea. The bill passed the House unanimously and now heads to the Senate for further consideration.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-Palm Desert) voted for H.R. 1585, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act, a bill that strengthens legal protections for survivors of domestic violence and creates federal funding opportunities for local shelters in Riverside County and across the nation. The bill passed the House by a vote of 263 to 158.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Representative Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) helped introduce legislation, along with Representatives Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Tom Reed (R-NY), to expand access to a Medicare program that teaches patients with diabetes how to best manage their diabetes and cope with its effects.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) announced that his legislation, H.R. 1626, the Public Service Spending Integrity Act, passed the House of Representatives with strong bipartisan support as part of H.R. 1, the For the People Act. The bill prohibits taxpayer dollars from being spent on businesses owned by the President, Vice President, Cabinet members, and their immediate family. According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), four of President Trump's trips to his Mar-a-Lago resort during his first months in office cost the U.S.
PALM DESERT, CA — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1381, the Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act, the first burn pits-related legislation to pass the House or Senate in 2019. H.R. 1381, authored by Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) and co-led by Republican Rep. Brad Wenstrup (OH-02), would improve the burn pits registry by allowing entries to be updated with the cause of death after a registered veteran passes away. The bill is now closer than ever to becoming law.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-CA), Ron Kind (D-WI), Tom Reed (R-NY), and Brett Guthrie (R-KY) introduced the bipartisan Treat and Reduce Obesity Act, which will help lower health care costs and address the obesity epidemic by expanding access to treatment options for Medicare beneficiaries affected by obesity.
PALM DESERT, CA — Today, Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36), announced important progress on his bill, H.R. 1381, the Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act, which has picked up critical, bipartisan support in the Senate. This week, Senators Tom Udall (D-NM) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) joined Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-CA) and Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) to introduce the legislation, vowing to work the bill on both sides of the Capitol.