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March 25, 2022
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U.S. Rep. Raul Ruiz and officials from the Coachella Valley Water District and the local nonprofit Pueblo Unido gathered in Mecca on Friday to announce $2.7 million in federal funding to improve access to clean drinking water in the area.

March 24, 2022
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) issued the following statement on President Biden's announcement of new humanitarian, development, and democracy assistance to Ukraine and the surrounding region, including welcoming up to 100,000 Ukrainians and others fleeing Russia's aggression:

Issues:Immigration
March 20, 2022
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WASHINGTON — When Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson sits before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday to kick off her Supreme Court confirmation hearings, Democrats and civil rights advocates want her to know — and see — they're behind her.

March 18, 2022
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Rep. Raul Ruiz​ (D-36) helped RTA and Sunline obtain $17 million in federal funding for environmentally cleaner public transportation.

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — Bus lines that service the Coachella Valley and Pass Area are receiving a federal investment of $17 million that will go toward environmentally cleaner public transportation, it was announced Thursday.

March 17, 2022
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36), SunLine Transit Agency (SunLine), and Riverside Transit Agency (RTA) announced that $17 million in federal funding is on its way to California's 36th Congressional District to expand access to clean, reliable transportation. Dr.

Issues:Health Care
March 17, 2022
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EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - Residents and public officials across the Imperial Valley have a lot to say about the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Representative Raul Ruiz (CA-36) spoke to KYMA about the situation. He says he, along with members of his party, spoke to President Zelensky about supporting refugees.

March 16, 2022
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Hispanic leaders are pushing the Biden administration to go further in its efforts to diversify the top levels of government, in hopes of seeing more Hispanic appointees in public offices.

March 14, 2022
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Democratic lawmakers criticized the Biden administration's decision to exempt only unaccompanied migrant children from a pandemic policy that closed the border to asylum claims, calling on the administration to shield families from the order as well.

Issues:Immigration
March 11, 2022
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Washington D.C. – Today, Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) called on the White House to increase the global refugee cap, expedite family reunification of Ukrainians in the United States, and rebuild the U.S. Refugee Admission Program. As Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Dr.

Issues:Immigration
March 10, 2022
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Washington, D.C. – Last night, the House passed an omnibus appropriations package for Fiscal Year 2022 that will bring federal funding directly to California's 36thDistrict. The package includes $10 million secured by Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D.