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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.

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.