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Representative Raúl M. Grijalva's Public Statements

Raúl Grijalva
Full Name: Raúl M. Grijalva
Office: U.S. House (AZ) - District 3, Democratic
First Elected: 11/05/2002
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Ramona; 3 Children: Adelita, Raquel, Marisa
Birth Date: 02/19/1948
Birth Place: Tucson, AZ
Home City: Tucson, AZ
Religion: Catholic

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May 8, 2013 Progressive Caucus Holds Hearing on Implications of U.S. Drone Policy Washington, DC
May 2, 2013 Letter to Secretary LaHood - Preventing Closures of Air Traffic Control Towers Unknown
April 30, 2013 Letter to President Obama - Cuba Travel Policy Washington, DC
April 30, 2013 Letter to SEC Chairman Mary Jo White - Protect Consumers' Legal Rights Against Wall Street Unknown
April 26, 2013 Letter to Secretary of State John Kerry - Prioritize Human Rights in Mexico Washington, DC
April 19, 2013 Letter to Chairman Simpson and Ranking Member Moran - National Landscape Conservation System Funding Unknown
April 19, 2013 Letter to Chairman Kingston and Ranking Member DeLauro - Job Corps Program Funding Unknown
April 19, 2013 Letter to Chairman Simpson - National Endowment for the Arts Funding Unknown
April 19, 2013 Letter to Chairman Simpson and Ranking Member Moran - National Environmental Education Act Programs Funding Unknown
April 19, 2013 Letter to Chairman Kingston, Ranking Member DeLauro, Chairman Latham, Ranking Member Pastor - Programs that Aim to Eliminate Poverty Funding Unknown
April 19, 2013 Letter to Chairman Simpson and Ranking Member Moran - EPA's Border Environment Infrastructure Fund Funding Unknown
April 19, 2013 Letter to Chairman Crenshaw and Ranking Member Serrano - GSA Port of Entry Infrastructure Modernization Funding Unknown
April 18, 2013 Letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry - U.S.-Colombia Policy Unknown
April 18, 2013 Climate Change Threatens Colorado River Washington, DC
April 18, 2013 Letter to Chairman Kingston and Ranking Member DeLauro - High School Equivalency Program and the College Assistance Migrant Program Funding Unknown
April 18, 2013 Climate Change Threatens Colorado River Washington, DC
April 17, 2013 Letter to Chairman Aderholt and Ranking Member Farr, Subcommittee on Agriculture - Additional Funding for Child Nutrition Programs Washington, DC
April 16, 2013 Letter to Chairmam Frelinghuysen and Ranking Member Kaptur - Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Funding Unknown
April 12, 2013 Letter to Postmaster General Donahoe - Tucson Processing and Distribution Center Washington, DC
April 12, 2013 Letter to The Honorable Seth D. Harris, Acting Secretary of Labor - Reduction of On Board Strength Unknown
April 10, 2013 Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act Washington, DC
April 9, 2013 Letter to President Obama - Vote Against Benefit Cuts Unknown
April 9, 2013 To Mark Equal Pay Day, Grijalva Highlights Women Being Paid 85 Percent of Male Earnings in Arizona, Calls for Paycheck Fairness Washington, DC
April 8, 2013 Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Statement To President Obama: Social Security Benefit Cuts Hurt Our Economy Washington, DC
April 1, 2013 Grijalva Calls on "Austerity Fans" to Denounce "Chained CPI' Social Security Benefit Cuts That Would Hurt Military, Veteran Families Tuscon, AZ
March 21, 2013 Grijalva Introduces Package of Bills to Preserve Arizona Lands, Speaks Against Rep. Gosar's Attempted Resolution Copper Giveaway Washington, DC
March 21, 2013 Letter to The United States Department of Justice Advisory Policy Board - Urging Stronger Action to Protect Sikh, Hindu, Arab-American Communities from Hate Crimes Washington, DC
March 21, 2013 Letter to Transportation Security Administration Administrator John Pistole - Repeal the Allowance of Knives on Airplanes Washington, DC
March 21, 2013 Grijalva Votes Against Spending Resolution That Cuts Funding for Key Programs to Unworkable Levels, Costing Jobs Nationwide Washington, DC
March 20, 2013 Letter to The Honorable Chuck Hagel, Secretary of Defense - Military Tuition Assistance Unknown
March 20, 2013 Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2014 Washington, DC
March 19, 2013 Climate Change Washington, DC
March 12, 2013 Letter to His Excellency V.B. Rybak - Reject Anti-LGBT Legislation Washington, DC
March 11, 2013 Letter to President Obama - Drones Washington, DC
March 8, 2013 Letter to Senator Schumer, House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security - Criticizing their Hearing on the Separation of Nuclear Families under U.S. Immigration Law Washington, DC
March 1, 2013 212 Members of Congress File Historic Amicus Brief on DOMA Case before U.S. Supreme Court Washington, DC
Feb. 28, 2013 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 Washington, DC
Feb. 26, 2013 Arizona Daily Star - Guest Column: Balancing Act is a fair alternative to pain, misery of sequestration Unknown
Feb. 25, 2013 Grijalva Calls for Vote on Senate-Approved Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization as Republicans Bring Weak Version to Floor Washington, DC
Feb. 25, 2013 The Hill's Congress Blog - GOP driven by ideology on issue Unknown
Feb. 15, 2013 Letter to President Obama - Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security Washington, DC
Feb. 14, 2013 Letter to President Obama - Comprehensive Immigration Reform Washington, DC
Feb. 13, 2013 Grijalva, Whitfield Lead Letter to Interior Sec. Salazar Urging Public Explanation of Wild Horse Policy Reforms Ahead of His Departure Washington, DC
Feb. 5, 2013 Grijalva Introduces Arm Sale and Responsibility Act to Reduce United States Contribution to Worldwide Violence Against Civilians - See more at: http://grijalva.house.gov/news-and-press-releases/grijalva-introduces-arm-sale-and-responsibility-act-to-reduce-united-states-contribution-to-worldwide-violence-against-civilians/#sthash.2mwD9JCT.dpuf Washington, DC
Feb. 4, 2013 Grijalva Highlights Introduction of Violence Against Women Act, Calls for Republican Support After Ideologically Driven 2012 Failure - See more at: http://grijalva.house.gov/news-and-press-releases/grijalva-highlights-introduction-of-violence-against-women-act-calls-for-republican-support-after-ideologically-driven-2012-failure/#sthash.D73mwtIb.dpuf Washington, DC
Jan. 22, 2013 Grijalva Calls on Brewer to Reverse Stance, Allow ‘Deferred Action' Beneficiaries Driver's Licenses After New Federal Rule Released Washington, DC
Jan. 14, 2013 Letter to Attorney General Holder - Justice Department and Financial Institution Accountability Washington, DC
Dec. 20, 2012 Letter to President Obama - Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Washington, DC
Dec. 20, 2012 Edwards, Grijalva, Ellison, Schakowsky, DeFazio, and others: Chained CPI Should Have No Part in Deficit Deal Washington, DC
Dec. 18, 2012 Grijalva Rejects Potential Social Security Benefit Cuts Through "Chained CPI" in Latest Floated Year-End Financial Agreement Washington, DC

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