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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) applauded the passage of H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, and H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act—vital legislation to modernize and reform our immigration system. Dr. Ruiz voted for H.R.
Palm Desert, CA – Today, Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) announced that Inland Behavioral Health Services and Borrego Community Health Foundation have been included in the Federal Health Center COVID-19 Vaccine Program.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) released the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Interior.
Statement from Rep. Ruiz:
Coachella, CA – Today, Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) administered the COVID-19 vaccine to constituents at a Rite Aid mobile vaccine clinic hosted in conjunction with Desert Healthcare District.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed a number of Rep. Raul Ruiz’s public health priorities as part of H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Rep.
Palm Desert, CA – Today, Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) hosted a press conference with local DACA recipients and advocates on the need for the House to pass H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act. Ruiz is the Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC). The House will vote next week on H.R.
Palm Desert, CA – Today, Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) called on the State of California and Blue Shield of California to bring more vaccines to Eastern Riverside County. In a letter to Government Operations Agency Secretary Yolanda Richardson and California Blue Shield CEO Paul Markovich, Dr.
Palm Desert, CA – Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) is advocating for upgrades at Joshua Tree National Park. Ruiz led other Southern California members of Congress in a letter to National Park Service Deputy Director Shawn Benge urging the Administration to green light upgrades to the Cottonwood Visitor Center.
Washington, D.C. – This week, Congressmen Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) and Gus Bilirakis (FL-12) introduced bipartisan legislation to help disabled veterans access their full earned benefits.
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Enactment would allow some 42,000 veterans with disability retirement to receive full compensation, sponsors say.
Disabled veterans would get full military entitlements, under bipartisan companion measures now pending before both houses of Congress.
Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D., CA-36, is advocating for upgrades at Joshua Tree National Park, which hosts an average of more than three million visitors annually.
A Coachella Valley congressional member is calling on Walmart, Rite Aid and Walgreens to bring more life-saving COVIC19 vaccines to Riverside County.
Congressman Raul Ruiz is a physician and public health expert, representing one of California’s rural districts. He tells Lawrence O’Donnell that systemic inequalities and access to resources are the biggest challenge to getting vaccines to underserved communities.
The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs advanced a proposal Thursday that would allot more than $15 billion to the Department of Veterans Affairs under President Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief plan.
The United Farm Workers Foundation is working to get vaccines distributed to farmworkers in the Coachella Valley.
The organization held a clinic for east valley workers Wednesday but some are saying more work needs to be done to protect our essential workers.
The U.S. is currently administering about 1.4 million vaccination shots a day. About 9.5% of people in the U.S. have already gotten one dose.
But demand still outstrips supply in cities across the country, while anecdotes abound about difficulties of trying to get appointments.
Local Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz is urging retail pharmacies to join the fight for health equity when it comes to coronavirus vaccinations.
Ruiz wrote a letter to the CEO of CVS Health calling on the pharmacy giant to prioritize high-risk, underserved communities in its vaccine administration plans.
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus is calling on governors to follow guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to prioritize food and agriculture workers in the vaccine rollout.