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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.

March 9, 2022
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WASHINGTON — Congressional representative Dr. Raul Ruiz says he understands the plight of refugees.

The U.S. Army honored him for his relief work in Haiti after the devastating earthquake in 2010.

Ruiz also grew up in, and represents, California's Coachella Valley, which has long attracted asylum seekers fleeing violent and dangerous countries in Latin America.

March 8, 2022
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) put the national spotlight on the lithium development at the Salton Sea and its potential to create good-paying, clean energy local jobs in the Inland Empire.

March 7, 2022
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U.S. Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-La Quinta, joined a bipartisan congressional delegation on a trip to the Poland-Ukraine border over the weekend, meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, U.S. Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski and several other officials on the frontlines of the international response to Russia's attack on Ukraine.

March 4, 2022
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) will join a bipartisan Congressional Delegation led by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Gregory W. Meeks to the border of Poland and Ukraine to assess the developing humanitarian crisis following Russia's invasion into Ukraine. Dr.

March 4, 2022
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EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - Representative Raul Ruiz is honoring his Promise to give veterans the care they need. The House of Representatives passed a solution to help veterans suffering the effects of burn pits.

Issues:Veterans
March 4, 2022
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Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) pressed the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to immediately resolve delays in service that have resulted in an enormous backlog of unprocessed tax returns.

March 3, 2022
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Measure could go to Biden's desk as soon as this week

House Democrats teed up final passage of the biggest expansion of veterans benefits in decades, after turning back a GOP effort to dramatically narrow the measure to mirror a Senate-passed bill Republicans said could hit President Joe Biden's desk as soon as this week.

Issues:Veterans
March 3, 2022
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The House has passed legislation that would dramatically boost health care services and disability benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan

Issues:Veterans
March 3, 2022
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The bill would expand health-care eligibility for veterans who were exposed to burn pits and other toxins; it must now be reconciled with the Senate's version of the legislation

The House on Thursday passed a bill that would expand health-care eligibility for veterans who were exposed to burn pits and other toxins during their service in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Issues:Veterans