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Palm Desert, CA –This week, Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) revealed that local Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) leadership had allowed the Oasis Mobile Home Park (OMHP) to operate without a business lease and in unsafe conditions for more than thirteen years prior to the ongoing drinking water crisis.
Congressman Raul Ruiz and former Senator Barbara Boxer toured the Barbara Sinatra Children's Center in Rancho Mirage to raise awareness about child abuse.
You might have smelt it a couple weeks ago: the stench of rotten eggs. Long time Coachella Valley residents know that funky smell can waft over from the Salton Sea.
For over a decade people living in the Oasis Mobile Home Park in Thermal have been living in conditions that are unsafe, drinking water so contaminated with arsenic the Environmental Protection Agency issued two emergency orders for the owners to comply with federal drinking water standards.
Congressman Raul Ruiz and former Senator Barbara Boxer toured the Barbara Sinatra Children's Center in Rancho Mirage to raise awareness about child abuse.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) released the following statement on General Motors' investment in lithium energy and power development at the Salton Sea:
General Motors (GM) and Controlled Thermal Resources have reached a historic agreement to develop low-cost lithium at the Salton Sea Geothermal Field, the companies announced on Friday.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House passed the Invest in America Act, which includes several of Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D.'s (CA-36) priorities to create good-paying jobs rebuilding roads, bridges, transit, rail, and wastewater and drinking water infrastructure.
The House of Representatives passed the "Invest in America Act" on Thursday. The $715 billion transportation bill includes several additions from Congressman Raul Ruiz that will go towards local projects.
The passing of the bill means that the city of Indio will receive $20 million upgrade and expand the Monroe St. / I-10 Interchange.
Washington, D.C. –Today, Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) introduced two bills to address health disparities in American Indian and Alaska Native communities.