Press Releases
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May 25, 2017
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (D-CA) released the following joint statement after leading 40 Members of Congress in sending a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary John Kelly requesting that an investigation be conducted following claims that asylum seekers are being illegally turned away at the U.S. border by immigration officials and urging that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents undergo re-training on appropriate processing of vulnerable populations arriving at the border.
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May 24, 2017
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WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ) issued the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office released their new score of the Republican-backed American Health Care Act (AHCA):
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May 23, 2017
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WASHINGTON D.C. –Congressman Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ) issued the following statement after Trump released his budget for Fiscal Year 2018:
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May 22, 2017
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WASHINGTON D.C. – With increasing focus on the Federal Communications Commission and their recent actions to pursue the dismantling of the 2015 Open Internet Order, which established strong anti-discrimination "net neutrality" rules, Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) issued the following statement condemning racist attacks on FCC Chairman Ajit Pai:
May 19, 2017
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WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva released the following statement in response to an incident earlier this week in New York where a federal immigration agent attempted to conduct an inquiry for a fourth-grade student on school grounds. Rep. Grijalva, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Lujan Grisham and CHC Immigration Taskforce Chair Gutierrez sent a letter to National School Boards Association President Kevin E. Ciak requesting that all school boards issue protocols and establish procedures to ensure our children are protected in the classroom.
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May 18, 2017
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WASHINGTON – Amid accelerating revelations of President Trump's attempts to shut down the FBI's investigation of his campaign and administration's ties to Russia, Rep. Grijalva yesterday joined a discharge petition to force the House to vote on bipartisan legislation establishing an independent, outside commission to investigate the Trump-Russia connection and possible collusion to interfere in the presidential election. Recent polling shows 78 percent of Americans want an independent investigation.
May 17, 2017
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) today re-introduced the Voting Access Act to set minimum federal standards for voting access and to address voting discrepancies across the nation that threaten to undermine our democratic principles.
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May 17, 2017
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WASHINGTON D.C. --- Rep. Grijalva released the following statement after the Tohono O'odham Nation and the State of Arizona announced an agreement to settle their dispute regarding the Desert Diamond Casino West Valley near the City of Glendale. The agreement also leads to the end of the congressional legislative attempt to limit the Nation's economic efforts in the West Valley.
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May 12, 2017
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TUCSON – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) announced the winner of the 2017 Congressional Art Competition for Arizona's 3rd Congressional District at an art reception with participants, families, and art teachers on May 11th. Yulissa Aldana from Kofa High School in Yuma was selected as the winner. Her "American Puzzle" piece was created using acrylic, color pencil, and water colors. Yulissa has earned a free trip to Washington, D.C. to see her art piece hung in the U.S. Capitol building, where it will remain on display for one year.
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May 11, 2017
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Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) released the following statement after Donald Trump announced Vice President Mike Pence and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach's appointment to the newly-formed "Presidential Commission on Election Integrity" tasked with investigating "improper voting, fraudulent voter registrations and fraudulent voting."
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