Search
Current Issues
-
Are you ready for the DTV Transition?
Read More -
Resources to Help Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure
Read More -
Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus Information
Read More -
WHTI Information
Read More
Constituent Services
Stay Informed
Contact Raúl
Latest News
-
Chairman Grijalva to Hold Hearing on Welfare of Guest Workers on Public Lands
Monday September 15, 2008Chairman Raúl M. Grijalva announced the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Land will have an oversight hearing on The Piñeros: Reviewing the Welfare of Workers on Federal Lands. The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in room 1334 of the Longworth House Office Building.
Read More -
Bush Administration Works for Big Oil, Not for American People
Wednesday September 10, 2008Today, Representative Raúl M. Grijalva, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, issued the following statement after the Department of Interior General released a report regarding the alleged illicit behavior of federal employees of the Minerals Management Service.
Read More -
Grijalva Calls Upon Senatorial Support for Foster Care Legislation
Wednesday September 10, 2008Hailed as the most significant development in foster care in over a decade, the Fostering Connections to Success Act, (H.R. 6307) makes major strides in improving the lives and outcomes for America's most vulnerable children.
Read More -
Major College Access Bill Signed into Law
Thursday August 14, 2008Today, legislation to address the soaring price of college tuition and strengthen the nation's higher education programs was signed into law.
Read More -
Grijalva Comments on Proposed Weakening of Endangered Species Act
Tuesday August 12, 2008The Bush Administration has announced that they want federal agencies to decide whether projects on public lands harm endangered animals and plants. These proposed regulations will not require the approval of Congress and would reduce the independent reviews that have been performed for the past three decades.
Read More
Floor Speeches
-
Speaking in favor of the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008
Thursday July 31, 2008Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, and thank you, Chairman Miller, for your work on this very, very important piece of legislation. For the first time in a decade, Congress is going to pass a Higher Education Act, and I'm happy to sport this long overdue improvement to higher education.
Read More -
Honoring the legacy of Cesar Chavez
Tuesday April 01, 2008I rise with my colleagues today to remember a great American on his birthday. Cesar Chavez would have been 83 years old yesterday. He devoted his entire life to the betterment of this nation and to its people. He gave voice to the voiceless.
Read More -
Welcoming and Honoring Monsignor O'Keefe
Thursday February 14, 2008Mr. Speaker, it's my pleasure today to welcome Monsignor O'Keefe as our guest chaplin. Monsignor O'Keefe has been tending to the spiritual and human needs of people in Arizona for over 40 years, of which the last 30 has been in Yuma, Arizona. It is fitting that he provides today's blessing as we also memorialize the passing of Congressman Lantos, a great champion of human rights.
Read More