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July 30, 2020
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Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. advocated for improved drinking water standards to protect underserved communities like the Oasis Mobile Home Park in Thermal, California. Dr.

July 28, 2020
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Washington, DC – Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) is calling on the IRS to expedite stimulus checks to people who still have not received their Economic Impact Payments (stimulus checks) and to be more responsive in answering inquiries about the status of pending checks. In a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig, Dr.

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July 28, 2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted just how important robust federal funding is for our schools, health care, and infrastructure. That's why it's so critical that EVERYONE participates in the 2020 Census.

July 24, 2020
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It's taken a while but Banning is now in a position to redevelop land that once housed the Municipal Banning Municipal Airport to grow local businesses.

July 23, 2020
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Right now, our brave servicemembers overseas and our returning veterans continue to suffer the health effects of their exposure to toxic burn pits. Our heroes cannot afford to wait. That is why I am continuing the fight to end the use of burn pits once and for all.

Continuing the Fight: Burn Pits Legislation Passes House

July 23, 2020
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Washington, DC – Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) is putting pressure on companies to ensure vulnerable populations and frontline workers have access to COVID-19 vaccines. During a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing, Dr. Ruiz questioned executives on their vaccine distribution plans to address health disparities.

July 23, 2020
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"I am going to raise hell if that's the scenario," says Congressman Raul Ruiz (D-36), he's not mincing words when it comes to equity in the future of the coronavirus vaccine distribution.

Issues:Health Care
July 22, 2020
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Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed four of Dr. Ruiz's bills as amendments to address the military's use of toxic burn pits. The four pieces of legislation, which passed as part of H.R. 6395, the William M.

July 21, 2020
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Executives from four companies in the race to produce a coronavirus vaccine — AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Moderna Therapeutics and Pfizer — told lawmakers on Tuesday that they are optimistic their products could be ready by the end of 2020 or the beginning of 2021. All four companies are testing vaccines in human clinical trials.

Issues:Health Care
July 17, 2020
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Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) is calling on President Donald Trump to extend the expanded unemployment benefits made available under H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. In a letter to President Trump, Dr.