Press Releases
April 23, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) wrote Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewel asking that the Department of the Interior (DOI) move forward with the federal portion of the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) and ensure that lands at and underneath the Salton Sea are designated as a renewable energy Development Focus Area.
April 16, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) led 35 Members of Congress in a letter to Governors of 11 states considering legislation similar to the discriminatory law passed in Indiana that would allow businesses to openly discriminate against LGBT Americans.
Issues:Health CareJobs and Economy
March 23, 2015
Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) released the following statement on the birth of his twin daughters, Sky and Sage.
February 25, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-CA) and Representative Jared Polis (D-CO) announced the introduction of the Wildfire Prevention Act of 2015, a bipartisan bill that would update the Federal Emergency Management Administration's (FEMA) guidelines for releasing disaster relief funds to ensure that victims of wildfires have access to the same resources as victims of other natural disasters.
Issues:Energía y medio ambiente
February 19, 2015
PALM DESERT, CA – Today, Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) announced the introduction of his legislative package designed to help small businesses create jobs in the Coachella Valley and across the country.
January 27, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) announced his appointment as the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular, and Alaska Native Affairs on the House Natural Resources Committee for the 114th Congress.
Issues:Jobs and Economy
January 21, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC – Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) released the following statement on President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address.
January 19, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) announced that he would host Rafael Barboza as his guest to the State of the Union address on January 20th.
January 6, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) was officially sworn in to the United States House of Representatives as a Member of the 114th Congress representing California's 36th Congressional District.
December 12, 2014
Today, Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) released the following statement after voting to pass the Senate amendment to H.R. 83, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015.