Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today Representative Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36), a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement regarding the administration's announcement that they will stop funding critical Cost Sharing Reduction subsidies.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) wrote to California Governor Brown urging him to sign Senate Bill 5, which includes $200 million in funding for mitigation and restoration efforts at the Salton Sea. The bond proposal is critical to addressing the long-term public health and environmental impacts of the decline of the Sea on Riverside and Imperial counties.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36), an emergency medicine physician and member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the statement below following the news that the Senate will not vote on the most recent version of Trumpcare, the Graham-Cassidy bill.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36), an emergency medicine physician and member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, slammed the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score of the most recent version of Trumpcare, also known as the Graham-Cassidy health care bill.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) announced that he will co-chair the Jobs With Dignity Task Force as part of the House Democratic Caucus's Jobs for America Task Force, which will lead a proactive legislative agenda to ensure hardworking Americans reap the benefits of economic growth.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Representative Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) introduced two bills to address health disparities in Native American communities. Far too many tribal members still do not have access to the health care they need to stay healthy, and far too many tribal communities don't have the resources required to support a robust and comprehensive public health infrastructure. These bills work to address that gap and achieve healthier outcomes for native communities.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36), a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, released the following statement slamming the President's decision to roll back the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that protects young people who entered the United States as children.
Palm Desert, CA – Today, Representative Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36), a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, responded to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office analysis, which found that if the Trump administration refuses to fund Cost Sharing Reductions (CSR) subsidies that help patients pay for co-pays and deductibles, premiums in silver plans would rise by 25 percent by 2020 and market instability would increase.