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- September 2018
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Rep. Grijalva Participates in Farm Bill Conference Committee: ‘Time to Return to a Bipartisan Bill'
Wednesday September 05, 2018Today, the Farm Bill Conference Committee held a public meeting to remedy the differences between the House and Senate versions of the Farm Bill.< Read more > - August 2018
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Rep. Grijalva Urges the EPA to Ban TCE on Day of Acting EPA Administrator's First Congressional Hearing
Wednesday August 01, 2018Today, Acting Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler testified before the Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee. Before the hearing, Tucson resident Linda Robles appeared in a press conference to denounce the EPA's refusal to ban trichloroethylene (TCE)–despite it being a known carcinogen.< Read more > - July 2018
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Rep. Grijalva Statement on the Passing of Ron Dellums
Monday July 30, 2018Today, Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva issued the following statement on the passing of former congressman and founding member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus Ron Dellums.< Read more > -
Rep. Grijalva Sends Letter to Election Assistance Commission Urging Issuance of State Guidance to Expedite Improvements and Safeguards for 2018 Election
Friday July 20, 2018Today, Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva sent a letter to the commissioner of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission expressing concern that the funds of the $7,463,675 Help America Vote Act (HAVA) grant have yet to be distributed by the Arizona Secretary of State's Office.< Read more > - June 2018
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Rep. Grijalva on Justice Kennedy Retirement: ‘The Future of Civil Rights is at Stake'
Thursday June 28, 2018Today, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement from the Supreme Court. In response, Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva issued the following statement:< Read more > -
Rep. Grijalva Introduces Bill to Remedy Decades of Discrimination Against Farm Workers
Monday June 25, 2018Today, Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva introduced the Fairness For Farm Workers Act. The bill will remedy decades of discrimination against farm workers by amending the Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to eliminate the existing overtime and minimum wage exemptions for farm workers.< Read more > -
Rep. Grijalva Slams Anti-Immigrant Legislation in Speech on the House Floor: ‘This is a Gift to Trump'
Friday June 22, 2018Yesterday, Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva spoke on the House floor in opposition to anti-immigrant legislation that criminalizes immigrants, fails to protect Dreamers, funds a border wall, and militarizes border communities.< Read more > -
Rep. Grijalva on Trump's New Executive Order Ending Family Separations: ‘Don't Replace This Crisis with Another'
Wednesday June 20, 2018Today, President Trump signed an executive order to end family separations at the U.S.-Mexico border that resulted from his ‘zero-tolerance' policy. In response, Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva issued the following statement:< Read more > -
Rep. Grijalva to Trump Administration: Stop Using Children as Leverage
Monday June 18, 2018Today, President Trump, DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions gave separate speeches reaffirming their support for the Trump Administration's ‘zero-tolerance' policy that has separated approximately 2,000 children from their parents at the border. In response, Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva issued the following statement:< Read more > -
Rep. Grijalva on Trump Administration's Asylum Policy Change: Death by Deportation
Tuesday June 12, 2018Yesterday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued an order to immigration judges to deny asylum to the majority of those fleeing domestic abuse and gang violence. In response, Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva issued the following statement:< Read more > - May 2018
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Rep. Grijalva Crossed into Mexico to Meet with Asylum Seekers During Sec. Nielsen Visit to U.S. Border
Thursday May 31, 2018Today, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen visited Nogales for a border tour with Rep. Martha McSally. This comes at the heels of yesterday's hearing on Border Security and the Opioid Crisis in Phoenix. In response, Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva issued the following statement:< Read more > -
Rep. Grijalva on New Hurricane Maria Report: ‘The Trump Administration Failed Puerto Rico'
Wednesday May 30, 2018Yesterday, the New England Journal of Medicine published a study by Harvard University estimating that more than 4,645 people died during Hurricane Maria and its immediate aftermath–far exceeding the official government death toll of 64. In response, Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva issued the following statement:< Read more > -
Rep. Grijalva Condemns Secretary DeVos' Remarks on Reporting Undocumented Students to ICE
Wednesday May 23, 2018Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) released the following statement this morning on Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos' remarks that each school should decide for itself whether to report students to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE):< Read more > -
Rep. Grijalva Leads Letter Opposing Public School Closures in Puerto Rico
Wednesday May 09, 2018Today, Rep. Grijalva led a letter signed by 31 other Members of Congress to Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló expressing their opposition to current plans to close 280 public schools across the island.< Read more > - April 2018
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Rep. Grijalva Sends Letter To Agriculture Committee Opposing SNAP Changes in Farm Bill
Friday April 20, 2018Today, Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva sent a letter to the House Agriculture Committee to express his opposition to proposed changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that would unfairly stigmatize SNAP recipients and increase food insecurity in communities across the country< Read more > - March 2018
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Rep. Grijalva Disgusted by Changes to ICE Policy on Detention of Pregnant Women
Thursday March 29, 2018TUCSON, AZ– Today, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released a memo detailing changes to its policy on detaining pregnant women, which would significantly expand the number in detention and put their health at risk. In response, Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva issued the following statement:< Read more > -
Rep. Grijalva Condemns Addition of Citizenship Question to Census
Wednesday March 28, 2018TUCSON, AZ–Yesterday, the Trump administration announced that it will add an untested, last minute question on citizenship to the upcoming 2020 U.S. Census. In response, Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva issued the following statement:< Read more > -
Rep. Grijalva on Rep. Gohmert's Cesar Chavez Resolution: "Take a History Course"
Wednesday March 21, 2018WASHINGTON, D.C.– Yesterday, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) filed a resolution that would declare Cesar Chavez's Birthday on March 31 as "National Border Control Day." In response, Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva issued the following statement:< Read more > -
Rep. Grijalva Decries Supreme Court Decision to Jennings v. Rodriguez
Friday March 02, 2018This week, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a ruling that prohibited immigrants from indefinite detention. In response, Rep. Raul M. Grijalva issued the following statement:< Read more > - January 2018
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Rep. Grijalva Response to 2018 State of the Union
Wednesday January 31, 2018WASHINGTON, D.C.–Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva issued the following video statement in response to President Trump's 2018 State of the Union address.< Read more > -
Grijalva: DHS Should Not Handle Voting Rights
Friday January 05, 2018Tucson – Congressman Raúl Grijalva released the following statement following President Trump's announcement that the Commission on Voter Fraud would be dissolved.< Read more > - December 2017
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Grijalva and Chu Call for Investigation on Sexual Assaults in ICE Facilities
Monday December 18, 2017Washington, D.C. – Rep. Grijalva released the following statement after he and Rep. Judy Chu led 71 Members of Congress in sending a letter to top Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) officials demanding increased accountability and transparency over claims of sexual assault, abuse, and harassment within immigrant detention facilities. The letter comes in response to a complaint filed by Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement (CIVIC) which highlights the prevalence of sexual misconduct and the lack of recourse for victims within immigrant detention facilities. In the letter, the lawmakers highlight the fact that, "The Office of the Inspector General at the Department of Homeland Security received a total of 33,126 complaints of sexual and/or physical abuse against DHS component agencies between January 2010 and July 2016, according to CIVIC's complaint. Of the 33,126 complaints of sexual and/or physical abuse, the DHS-OIG opened investigations into only 225 of them, or 0.07%."< Read more > - November 2017
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Grijalva and Bass: Mistreatment of Pregnant Women in Prison and Detention Facilities Must Be Addressed
Thursday November 09, 2017WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Karen Bass (CA-37), released the following statements after sending a letter to Comptroller General Gene Dodaro, requesting a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report to address the treatment of pregnant women in prisons and detention facilities. Joined by 30 Members of Congress, the letter requests that the GAO further investigate what practices and guidelines are being implemented regarding the treatment of pregnant women in prison. Recent news reports have highlighted the inhumane practices women face while in prison, including solitary confinement, shackling and denial of adequate health services.< Read more > - October 2017
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Grijalva: Trump Wants to Expand Collusion with Private Prison Industry
Tuesday October 17, 2017TUCSON – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva released the following statement in response to a recent Supreme Court decision obligating private prison giants, GEO Group and Corrections Corporation of America, to comply with Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and release their government contract details to the American people and breaking news that the Trump Administration would be increasing federal immigration jails. Earlier this year, Rep. Grijalva re-introduced the Justice Not For Sale Act, which bans private prisons and private detention centers, private transportation, ends family detention, and removes Immigration and Custom Enforcement's (ICE) daily mandate to fill 34,000 beds with immigrant adults & children.< Read more > - September 2017
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Grijalva: DHS Program Targeting Social Media Data of Immigrants is Orwellian
Friday September 29, 2017Tucson, AZ – Rep. Grijalva released the following statement after reports confirmed that the Department of Homeland Security has submitted a new regulation into the Federal Register to begin collecting social media data and histories to add to the files of U.S. immigrants as soon as October 18th. Individuals that will be susceptible to this overreaching surveillance program include permanent residents, naturalized citizens and all other immigrants living in the United States. Rep. Grijalva's statement also comes after recent revelations that the Department of Justice is seeking the personal information of Facebook users who are "anti-administration activists."< Read more > -
Grijalva Reacts to Passage of H.R. 3697, the Criminal Gang Removal Act
Thursday September 14, 2017WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva released the following statement in response to the passage of H.R. 3697, the Criminal Gang Removal Act. If the bill becomes law, it would allow the Department of Homeland Security to deny admission or remove persons, including legal permanent residents, on the mere suspicion of gang affiliation. In addition, the law broadens the definition of "criminal gang" to include persons accused of harboring undocumented immigrants and committing identity fraud, a clear targeting of undocumented immigrants. The bill would also mean that religious workers or family members sheltering loved ones could be classified as gang members.< Read more > - August 2017
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Grijalva Reacts to President Trump's Comments on Charlottesville and His Visit to Arizona
Wednesday August 16, 2017TUCSON – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) released the following video statement reacting to President Trump's handling of events in Charlottesville, Virginia as well as reports that he will be hosting a political rally in Phoenix next Tuesday.< Read more > - July 2017
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Grijalva Reacts to Trump's Ban on Transgender Service Members
Wednesday July 26, 2017Washington, D.C. – Rep. Grijalva released the following statement after President Trump announced a ban on transgender people from serving in the U.S. military "in any capacity." Reports indicate that President Trump did not consult with the Department of Defense prior to announcing this drastic change in military policy.< Read more > -
Rep. Grijalva & Sen. Baldwin Lead 96 Colleagues On LGBT Data Bill
Monday July 17, 2017WASHINGTON D.C.- Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) today led 96 Members of Congress in introducing bicameral legislation requiring federal surveys to include data collection on sexual orientation and gender identity. While some federal data on LGBT communities is currently collected, there is no centralized requirement prioritizing the collection of LGBT data in federal surveys which the LGBT Data Inclusion Act addresses. The reintroduction of this bill is timely given recent actions taken by the Trump Administration to undermine LGBT data collection, including the elimination of questions on sexual orientation and gender identity from consideration for the American Community Survey and the 2020 Census, and the removal of LGBT questions from an aging survey at the Department of Health and Human Services which was only partially reversed after public outcry, and continues to exclude questions on gender identity.< Read more > -
Grijalva: ‘Election Integrity' Commission's Demand for Voter Information Confirms that Trump is the Boy Who Cried Voter Fraud
Monday July 03, 2017TUCSON, AZ – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) released the following statement after President Trump's "Election Integrity" Commission requested all 50 states to hand over sensitive voter information, including the names, dates of birth, and social security numbers of millions of voters across the country. The President formed the Commission in May after making unsubstantiated claims of rampant and widespread voter fraud throughout the 2016 Presidential Election.< Read more > - May 2017
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Grijalva Re-Introduces Legislation in Response to Bogus Trump Election Fraud Commission
Wednesday May 17, 2017WASHINGTON, 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.< Read more > -
Grijalva Slams Trump's Appointment of Pence and Kobach to Lead Bogus Commission on Election Integrity
Thursday May 11, 2017Congressman 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."< Read more > - April 2017
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Grijalva Praises Court Decision Affirming Workplace Protections for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Individuals
Wednesday April 05, 2017WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) today praised an 8-3 ruling by the 7th U.S. Court of Appeals affirming that the 1964 Civil Rights Act's prohibition of sex discrimination also extends to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Notably, five of the eight justices who ruled for extending protections were Republican appointees, illustrating the significant gains the LGBT community has made towards acceptance and inclusion in recent years. While many recent advances came through the courts, Tuesday's ruling in Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College is the first time an en banc panel – meaning all of the judges sitting on the 7th circuit – jointly decided a case on discrimination protections on the basis of sexual orientation.< Read more > - March 2017
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Reps. Grijalva, Schiff & Sen. Baldwin Denounce Exclusion of LGBT Data from Consideration for Census
Friday March 31, 2017WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) led 86 Members of Congress in sending a bicameral letter to the U.S. Census Bureau Director John Thompson and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney, expressing strong disapproval of the Census Bureau's decision to remove data collection on LGBT individuals for consideration for the 2020 Census and the American Community Survey (ACS). The Census Director said, "Our review concluded there was no federal data need to change the planned census and ACS subjects." Rep. Grijalva and Sen. Baldwin introduced the LGBT Data Inclusion Act last year which would require federal agencies to collect data on this population in federal population surveys to ensure policymakers have the data necessary to address the communities' needs. Rep. Schiff led a letter for FY 2017 and FY 2018 to House appropriators requesting funding for the U.S. Census Bureau to conduct data collection on the LGBT community.< Read more > - February 2017
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Grijalva: Justice to Remain For Sale Under A.G. Sessions
Friday February 24, 2017TUCSON – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) released the following statement reacting to Attorney General Jeff Sessions' decision to rescind an Obama administration directive to reduce our reliance on the for-profit prison industry.< Read more > - December 2016
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106 Members of Congress Call on Obama to Protect Immigrants' Private Data
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Grijalva, Sanders Condemn Continued Use of For-Profit Prisons & Detention Centers
Thursday December 01, 2016WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) reacted today to the release of the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC), report of the subcommittee on Privatized Immigration Detention Facilities.< Read more > - November 2016
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Grijalva Responds to 15th Death of Immigrant Held at Eloy
Wednesday November 30, 2016WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) responded today to the death of a 36-year-old woman being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody at Eloy Detention Center, a for-profit detention center in Arizona. Raquel Calderón de Hildago is the third detainee to die in the past two months in ICE facilities, and the 15th immigrant fatality at Eloy since 2003.< Read more > -
Grijalva, Huffman Demand Accountability for Brutal Law Enforcement Tactics at DAPL
Monday November 28, 2016WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Jared Huffman (D-CA) today requested an immediate meeting with White House and Department of Justice officials to demand accountability for alarming treatment of Water Protectors and peaceful demonstrators at the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota, and to denounce the closure of the Oceti Sakowin camp. The lawmakers, who jointly led 21 Members of Congress in urging President Obama to deescalate the tension at Standing Rock in a November 14 letter, noted today that circumstances since then have only deteriorated:< Read more > -
Grijalva Denounces Hostilities Against Dakota Access Water Protectors
Monday November 21, 2016TUCSON – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) released the following statement today in response to reports that tear gas, freezing water and rubber bullets were used Sunday night against a crowd of approximately 400 Water Protectors and demonstrators at the Dakota Access Pipeline. The altercation injured more than 150 demonstrators and one law enforcement officer.< Read more > -
Reps. Grijalva, Huffman, 21 Members of Congress, Recommend Steps to President Obama to Deescalate Tensions at Dakota Access Pipeline
Tuesday November 15, 2016Washington, D.C. – President Obama should take concrete steps to reduce the tensions at the Dakota Access Pipeline, argued Representatives Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ), Jared Huffman (D-CA), and 21 members of Congress today in a letter to the White House. The lawmakers recommend that the federal government deny the easement for the Dakota Access Pipeline to cross Lake Oahe, deploy observers to ensure water protectors and journalists are safe and their rights are upheld, and urge the state of North Dakota to stand down from its escalation of the use of force. The letter follows today's announcement by the Army Corps of Engineers that the agency will continue consultations with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe before making a final decision on the fate of the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline.< Read more > - September 2016
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Grijalva, Schakowsky Call for Moratorium on For-Profit Detention Contracts & Transparency in DHS Review
Thursday September 29, 2016WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson calling for a moratorium on for-profit detention centers and transparency in the upcoming review by a subcommittee of the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) over Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) reliance on for-profit immigrant detention centers.< Read more > -
Grijalva, Sanders Call for US Marshalls Service to End Reliance on For-Profit Prison Industry
Monday September 19, 2016WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) today sent a letter to Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch urging she direct the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) to follow the Bureau of Prisons' (BOP) lead in phasing out private prison contracts as they come up for renewal.< Read more > -
Grijalva Responds to Teenager's Preventable Suicide in AZ Prison
Wednesday September 07, 2016TUCSON – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) today expressed condolences over news that an 18-year-old inmate at Perryville Prison in Arizona committed suicide after being held in solitary confinement despite suffering from multiple mental illnesses. Mariam Abdullah took her own life on July 19th, merely a month after aging out of the minors unit and moving to the adult facility. Mariam met with an attorney from Prison Law Office on May 24th and complained that she was not receiving the programming, unstructured out-of-cell time and mental health services required by law. In a letter dated June 7th, the Prison Law Office relayed these concerns to Arizona Assistant Attorney General Lucy Rand, but no response was ever received. Rep. Grijalva released the following statement:< Read more > - August 2016
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Grijalva, Sanders Respond to DHS Review of For-Profit Prison Use
Monday August 29, 2016WASHINGTON – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) issued statements today after Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced that the agency will review its use of private detention facilities.< Read more > - June 2016
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Rep. Grijalva Praises Supreme Court Decision Upholding Woman's Access to Healthcare
Monday June 27, 2016TUCSON – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) today praised the Supreme Court decision in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt. By a 5-3 margin, the Court struck down two provisions of an anti-abortion law in Texas – requirements that abortion providers have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital and that procedures only be performed at ambulatory surgical centers – which have already caused half of the state's abortion clinics to close.< Read more > -
Grijalva Introduces Legislation Responding to Arizona's Faulty Primary Election
Wednesday June 15, 2016WASHINGTON – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) today introduced legislation in direct response to Arizona's presidential primary election on March 22nd, which was plagued by lines lasting up to 5 hours in the desert heat and widespread reports of errors involving voter identification, registration and party affiliation, as well as complaints that polling locations were not easily accessible and lacked adequate resources, including ballots and staff.< Read more > -
Grijalva Unites Lawmakers, Advocates and Icon in Push for LGBT Data
Thursday June 09, 2016WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) today led a press conference uniting lawmakers, advocates and a prominent pop culture icon behind the cause of ensuring the LGBT community is counted in our society by requiring federal surveys to include voluntary questions about gender identity and sexual orientation.< Read more > - May 2016
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Grijalva Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Include Voluntary Data Collection for LGBT Individuals
Friday May 27, 2016WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) today introduced bipartisan legislation requiring federal surveys to include data collection on sexual orientation and gender identity. While some federal data on the LGBT community is currently collected, there is no centralized requirement in law ensuring that federal data collection on the LGBT community be a priority. TheLGBT Data Inclusion Act would allow members of the LGBT community to confidentially provide survey data that will ultimately inform policymakers responsible for the public's wellbeing.< Read more > -
Grijalva Leads Lawmakers in Praising the Administration's Leadership Protecting LGBT Individuals
Monday May 16, 2016WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) today led 6 of his congressional colleagues – all members of the Congressional Transgender Equality Task Force within the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus – in thanking Attorney General Loretta Lynch and Secretary of Education Dr. John B. King Jr. for their agencies' strong leadership last week protecting the LGBT community from discrimination in schools and public facilities across the country.< Read more > - April 2016
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Rep. Grijalva, Sen. Baldwin Lead Bipartisan Effort to Add LGBT Data to Census Survey
Wednesday April 27, 2016WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) today led 70 members of the House of Representatives and 9 Senators in sending a bicameral, bipartisan letter to U.S. Census Bureau Director John Thompson urging for questions regarding sexual orientation and gender identity to be included on the American Community Survey (ACS). The ACS is the key, ongoing, federally supported survey sent to roughly 3.5 million addresses every year to gather critical information about the United States as a nation and the people who call America home. While data is collected about respondents' race, ethnicity, sex, marital status, and other personal demographic information, no measure is taken of sexual orientation or gender identity.< Read more > -
Grijalva Meets with Families and Advocates As Supreme Court Weighs Immigration Executive Actions
Monday April 18, 2016WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) today met with families and advocates demonstrating in front of the Supreme Court as justices heard arguments in U.S. v. Texas, the court case that has blocked implementation of President Obama's executive actions on enforcement priorities since November, 2014. Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) and an expanded scope for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) would provide much needed relief to an estimated five million people, but both have been on hold as a result of this case. Grijalva and a small group of fellow lawmakers later met with a group of potential DACA and DAPA recipients in Washington, D.C.< Read more > -
Grijalva Praises SCOTUS Ruling in Voting Rights Case
Monday April 04, 2016Washington, DC – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) released the following statement on the Supreme Court's unanimous decision in Evenwel v. Abbott upholding the principle of "one-person, one-vote" by ruling that Texas must continue drawing legislative districts based on total population, as opposed to using voter population.< Read more > - March 2016
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Grijalva, Honda, Hirono Join Dozens Of Senators, Representatives, Call On Johnson To Stop Transgender Detainee Abuse
Monday March 28, 2016(Washington, D.C.) -- U.S. Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Tucson, Ariz.), today joined U.S. Rep. Mike Honda (D-Silicon Valley, Calif.), U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii),, 23 Representatives and 10 Senators, sending a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, calling on Johnson to protect transgender immigrant detainees from abuse, unreasonable strip searches, and sexual assault while in U.S. custody.< Read more > -
Grijalva Responds to Widespread Arizona Election Problems – Requests Public Input
Wednesday March 23, 2016TUCSON – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Tucson) is asking Arizonans who faced challenges voting in the presidential primary on March 22 to share their experiences with his office. This comes after widespread reports of polling problems, including long lines, ballot shortages, inaccessible polling locations, as well as voter ID, registration and party affiliation errors. Grijalva will use feedback from his constituents in developing legislation to ensure these problems do not occur again.< Read more > - September 2015
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Grijalva Praises Update to Farmworker Protections After More than 20 Years
Monday September 28, 2015Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) praised the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for finalizing a new Worker Protection Standard (WPS), which protects farmworkers who harvest our food from the harmful effects of pesticides.< Read more > -
Grijalva Calls for Inspector General Investigation into New ICE Contract with For-Profit Prison Corp
Wednesday September 23, 2015WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) sent a letter to Inspector General John Roth of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security requesting an investigation into the decision by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Removal Operations to award a contract for their new Family Case Management Program to for-profit prison corporation GEO Care, LLC. The award comes as the lucrative for-profit prison industry is under increasing scrutiny for sub-standard conditions and negligence in their care for immigrant women and children detained in their facility.< Read more > -
Grijalva Addresses "Nuns on the Bus" Rally on National Mall Welcoming Pope Francis to the United States
Tuesday September 22, 2015WASHINGTON – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) today joined Sister Simone Campbell, activists from the We Belong Together campaign and more as the "Nuns on the Bus" held a rally on the national mall welcoming Pope Francis to the United States.The rally culminates the fourth national Nuns on the Bus tour, this year's themed, "Bridge the Divides: Transform Politics."< Read more > -
Grijalva Introduces Bill to End Family Detention, For-Profit Prisons
Thursday September 17, 2015WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) today introduced legislation that bans private prisons, ends family detention, and removes Immigration and Custom Enforcement's (ICE) daily mandate to fill 34,000 beds with detainees. The bill, The Justice Is Not For Sale Act, also reinstates the federal parole system, requires ICE to improve monitoring of detention facilities, requires ICE to use Alternatives to Detention, and increases oversight to prevent companies from overcharging inmates and their families for services like banking and telephone calls.< Read more > - August 2015
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Grijalva Calls for Greater Voter Empowerment, Announces Community Panel on 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act
Thursday August 06, 2015TUCSON, AZ – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) released the following statement today marking the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act.< Read more > - June 2015
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Grijalva Praises Supreme Court Decision Validating Marriage Equality
Friday June 26, 2015WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) released the following statement today after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that the Constitution guarantees a nation-wide right to same-sex marriage.< Read more > -
Grijalva Applauds Supreme Court Decisions to Protect Health Care and Fair Housing
Thursday June 25, 2015WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva released the following statement today after the U.S. Supreme Court released its decisions in King v. Burwell and Texas Department of Housing and Communicty Affairs v. The Inclusive Community Protect, Inc.< Read more > -
Rep. Grijalva Reflects on Tours of Two Family Detention Centers
Thursday June 25, 2015WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) released a statement today after traveling to San Antonio, Texas to tour two for-profit detention centers currently contracted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain women and children who are awaiting disposition of their final asylum claims.< Read more > -
Reps. Grijalva, Honda Urge DHS to Protect LGBT Immigrants from Sexual Assault
Tuesday June 23, 2015WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Michael Honda (D-CA) today led 33 Members of Congress in sending a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson expressing concern over the circumstances lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) immigrants face while held in detention centers under Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. The letter reads in part, "we strongly urge you to use existing discretion to release LGBT individuals from custodial detention and use parole or alternatives to detention to ensure the safety and appearance of this group throughout their immigration proceedings."< Read more > -
Rep. Grijalva on LGBT History Month
Tuesday June 02, 2015WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) released the following statement in honor of LGBT History Month, which began on June 1st.< Read more > - May 2015
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Rep. Grijalva, 135 Fellow Democrats Call for End to Family Detention
Wednesday May 27, 2015WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) joined 135 of his Democratic colleagues, including Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, in sending a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, expressing deep concerns with the Department's "continued detention of mothers and children in secure, jail-like facilities." The letter sites troublesome conditions of confinement, issues of due process, and serious developmental and medical concerns of those being detained as reasons DHS "has not fully grasped the serious harm being inflicted upon mothers and children in custody."< Read more > -
Grijalva Votes Against Reauthorization of Domestic Intelligence Gathering
Thursday May 14, 2015WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) released the following statement on his vote last night against the USA Freedom Act, legislation which reauthorizes intelligence gathering authorities under the PATRIOT Act and is intended to reign the National Security Agency's telephone metadata bulk collection and storage program.< Read more > -
Progressive Caucus Applauds Court of Appeals Ruling on NSA Collection of Phone Data
Thursday May 07, 2015WASHINGTON–Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Co-Chairs Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Keith Ellison (D-MN) released the following statement today after the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the bulk collection of phone records by the National Security Agency (NSA) violates federal law.< Read more > - December 2014
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Rep. Grijalva Leads Effort to Protect LGBT Unaccompanied Minors
Monday December 15, 2014WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) led 59 House Democrats in sending a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell expressing concern over the lack of adequate protection against discrimination and sexual assault for unaccompanied minors in the care of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). The lawmakers urge HHS to implement robust Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) regulations alongside guidance to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth from discrimination.< Read more > - October 2014
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Rep. Grijalva Praises Court Ruling to Allow Gay Marriage in Arizona
Friday October 17, 2014TUCSON, AZ – Congressman Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) released the following statement today after a federal judge in Phoenix voided Arizona's constitutional amendment limiting marriage to one man and one woman, paving the way for gay marriage in the state.< Read more > - May 2014
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Progressive Caucus to Hold Immigration Forum Ahead of Secretary Johnson's Testimony
Wednesday May 28, 2014The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) will hold a public forum titled "The Impact of Current Immigration Policy on Women and Children" on Thursday, May 29th at 9:30am. The forum will precede Homeland Security Secretary Johnson's testimony in the Judiciary Committee later that morning.< Read more > -
MEDIA ADVISORY: Progressive Caucus to Hold Immigration Forum Ahead of Secretary Johnson's Testimony
Wednesday May 28, 2014The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) will hold a public forum titled "The Impact of Current Immigration Policy on Women and Children" on Thursday, May 29th at 9:30am. The forum will precede Homeland Security Secretary Johnson's testimony in the Judiciary Committee later that morning.< Read more > - March 2014
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CPC CO-CHAIRS CALL FOR CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT ON DRONES: HUMAN RIGHTS MUST BE A PRIORITY
Friday March 28, 2014Today's vote at the United Nations reinforces the need for greater oversight of the U.S. drone program. Instead of working closely with the international community to help strengthen current international standards on the use of drones, the U.S. government decided to boycott a discussion of the draft resolution.< Read more > - February 2014
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Grijalva Statement on Arizona's SB 1062: "Arizonans Didn't Ask for This, and We're Tired of Being a Petri Dish for Extremism"
Monday February 24, 2014The far right of the conservative movement has been using our state as a petri dish for their anti-immigrant, anti-worker, anti-environment, anti-women, anti-education, anti-gun safety, anti-gay agenda for years now, and it needs to stop.< Read more > -
Grijalva declaraciones sobre los principios republicanos de la reforma de inmigración
Monday February 03, 2014Proponentes de la reforma de inmigración ya están en contra de los $43 mil millones de militarización de la frontera en la propuesta del senado y es demasiado e innecesario. Los republicanos creen que no es suficiente. El público tiene el derecho de saber quién pagara estos costos, como se va a gastar este dinero y cómo avanzan los intereses de comunidades fronterizas que están frustradas de cercos alambrados e alta supervisión.< Read more > - January 2014
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Grijalva Statement on GOP Immigration Principles: "This Document Raises More Questions Than It Answers – What's the End Game?"
Friday January 31, 2014Like many of my colleagues, I'm encouraged to see forward progress on immigration reform, but this document raises more questions than it answers and I wouldn't be representing my constituents effectively if I didn't say so.< Read more > -
Grijalva, Clarke Release Letter to Obama on Deportation Crisis, Announce Monday Press Call With National Immigration Activists
Friday January 24, 2014. Raúl M. Grijalva and Yvette Clarke released a letter to President Obama today, available at http://1.usa.gov/1fcioxE, calling on him to respond to the ongoing deportation crisis in the undocumented community in his upcoming State of the Union address. They will host a media conference call next Monday, Jan. 27, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time with the National Day Laborer Organizing Network and others to discuss the letter and what the immigrant advocate community would like to see from the administration.< Read more > - December 2013
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PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS LAUDS NSA REVIEW, URGES PRESIDENT OBAMA TO SWIFTLY UNDERTAKE NECESSARY REFORMS
Thursday December 19, 2013Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Co-Chairs Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) today joined House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) in urging President Obama to follow the newly released recommendations of a presidential taskforce to reform National Security Agency surveillance programs to better protect Americans' civil liberties.< Read more > -
Grijalva, Roybal-Allard, House Colleagues Request Meeting With Department of Homeland Security to Discuss Humanitarian Concerns
Monday December 16, 2013Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) sent a letter with 37 other Members of Congress today to acting Secretary of Homeland Security Rand Beers requesting a meeting to discuss dangerous deportation practices, the significant recent increase in migrant deaths, and severely inadequate short-term custody conditions.< Read more > -
Grijalva, House Colleagues Leading Press Conference Thursday in Washington to Call for Pause in Destructive Immigrant Deportations
Wednesday December 04, 2013Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva and several House colleagues are leading a press conference Dec. 5 on Capitol Hill to call on President Obama to pause the deportations of undocumented immigrants and create an application process for eligible migrants and residents hoping to stay in the country. The event will feature the release of a letter the Members are sending Obama in support of the 543 faith-based, labor, legal, civil rights and neighborhood organizations – including the AFL-CIO, MALDEF, United We Dream, and the National Day Labor Organizing Network – promoting the change.< Read more > - October 2013
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Reps. Grijalva, Honda, Hank Johnson Urge Secretary Kerry to Speak Against Militarization of Civil Society Ahead of Honduran Election
Wednesday October 16, 2013Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva, Mike Honda and Hank Johnson yesterday sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry urging the State Department to monitor the potential militarization of the electoral process ahead of Honduras' Nov. 24 presidential vote. The< Read more > - September 2013
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Grijalva, Vela Introduce Immigration Reform Bill to Push Continued Action in the House, Draw Distinctions With GOP Approach
Friday September 20, 2013Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva and Filemon Vela today introduced the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity (CIR ASAP) Act of 2013, a bill closely mirroring the 2009 version introduced by Rep. Solomon Ortiz. Grijalva and Vela c< Read more > - August 2013
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Reps. Grijalva, Miller Write to Department of Education Urging Immediate Steps to Remedy Lack of English Language Learner Data
Thursday August 15, 2013Reps. George Miller and Raúl M. Grijalva today sent a letter to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan urging him to collect data on English Language Learner (ELL) enrollment in charter schools, which have grown in popularity around the country in recent year< Read more > -
Grijalva Will Join Introduction of Resolution Tomorrow Marking Anniversary of Attack on Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin
Thursday August 01, 2013Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva, a member of the American-Sikh Congressional Caucus, will join colleagues tomorrow in introducing a resolution commemorating the one-year anniversary of the hate-based shooting at a Gurdwara – a Sikh place of worship – in< Read more > - July 2013
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Pelosi, Grijalva, Border Caucus Members Lay Out Priorities on Security, Trade, Humanitarian Issues in Pending Immigration Reform Bill
Wednesday July 10, 2013House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Congressional Border Caucus members Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva, Filemon Vela and Beto O'Rourke today called for a greater focus on border community needs in Congress' ongoing immigration reform efforts and high< Read more > - June 2013
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Grijalva Introduce Propuesta de Ley "Derecho de Rentar del 2013" con enfoque en la Crisis de Ejecución Hipotecaria en Arizona y el País
Friday June 28, 2013El Congresista Raúl M. Grijalva hoy introdujo la propuesta de ley "Derecho de Rentar de 2013" (H.R. 2580), una versión moderna de la propuesta que originalmente introdujo en 2009 que permite a familias con ejecución hipotecaria quedarse en sus hogares com< Read more > -
Grijalva Introduces Right to Rent Act of 2013 to Address Ongoing, Deepening Foreclosure Crisis in Arizona and Across the Country
Friday June 28, 2013Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today introduced the Right to Rent Act of 2013 (H.R. 2580), an updated version of a bill he originally introduced in 2009 to allow families facing foreclosure to remain in their homes as renters by paying fair market value each month< Read more > -
CPC Co-Chairs: Supreme Court Decisions Fulfill Promise in Constitution
Wednesday June 26, 2013We celebrate today's decision by the Supreme Court to respect the right of all Americans to marry who they love. The road to today's victories started 44 years ago at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, where the gay community made a public st< Read more > -
Grijalva Expresses Disappointment at Narrow Supreme Court Ruling Unraveling Decades-Old Voting Rights Act Preclearance Provision
Tuesday June 25, 2013Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today expressed his deep disappointment in the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision in Shelby County v. Holder effectively gutting Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. The decision overturned the current formula for deciding which states< Read more > -
National Latino Group, 187 Environmental Groups Endorse Grijalva to be Next Ranking Member of House Natural Resources Committee
Monday June 24, 2013In the latest sign of strong momentum for Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva to be the next ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, the national League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) passed a resolution over the weekend declaring its unqual< Read more > -
Rep. Grijalva Statement on Unconstitutional Republican Abortion Bill: "This Shouldn't be Driven by Men Who Dismiss Rape Victims"
Tuesday June 18, 2013Republicans are once again trying to restrict the rights of American women to make medical decisions. It's obvious they haven't listened to the American people in pursuing this unconstitutional waste of time. It's less obvious who they think t< Read more > -
Grijalva Responds to Steve King's Cries of Being Invaded: "Talk to Them, Steve – You'll Learn Something About the United States"
Thursday June 13, 2013Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today released the following statement in response to Rep. Steve King's public cries of distress over being visited by DREAM Act-eligible students at his Washington, D.C., office. "Poor Steve King. When Dreamers come to his of< Read more > -
Grijalva Calls NSA Domestic Surveillance Overreach "A Serious Breach of Faith Between the Government and the American People"
Friday June 07, 2013Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today called the National Security Agency's overreaching domestic surveillance programs "a serious breach of faith between the federal government and the American people" and called on the administration to curtail and explain th< Read more > - May 2013
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Grijalva Joins Homeowners' Calls for More Federal Action on Lending Reform, Expresses Support for Activists Protesting in Washington
Wednesday May 22, 2013Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today called on the Department of Justice, the Federal Housing Finance Agency and other federal entities to prosecute banking fraud, help homeowners facing wrongful foreclosures, and stabilize the economy. Protests in Washington, D.C< Read more > - April 2013
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To Mark Equal Pay Day, Grijalva Highlights Women Being Paid 85 Percent of Male Earnings in Arizona, Calls for Paycheck Fairness
Tuesday April 09, 2013To mark Equal Pay Day – the day in a given year that women are finally paid as much as a man earned the previous year – Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today highlighted the fact that women in Arizona earn, on average, 85 cents for every dollar paid to< Read more > -
Grijalva Hosting Ad Hoc Hearing This Wednesday on Making Immigration Enforcement More Humane and Preserving Family Unity
Monday April 08, 2013Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva is hosting a hearing this Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. in Room 215 of the House Visitor Center in Washington, D.C., on how immigration enforcement can be more humane and how law enforcement officials can reduce family separations. While it< Read more > - March 2013
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Grijalva Will Host Ribbon-Cutting for New District Office in Avondale Next Monday – Event is Free and Open to Press and Public
Thursday March 07, 2013Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at his new Avondale district office on Monday, March 11, at 6:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the press and the public, and will feature remarks by Rep. Grijalva and introductions to his dist< Read more > - February 2013
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Grijalva Calls for Vote on Senate-Approved Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization as Republicans Bring Weak Version to Floor
Monday February 25, 2013Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today called on the House Republican majority to hold a vote on the Senate-approved bill reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The law has not been in effect since 2011, when House conservatives refused to renew it.< Read more > -
Grijalva Highlights Introduction of Violence Against Women Act, Calls for Republican Support After Ideologically Driven 2012 Failure
Monday February 04, 2013Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today highlighted the introduction by Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act, a bill to reinstate the law that protected women from domestic violence until the House Republican majority allowed it< Read more > - January 2013
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Grijalva Calls on Brewer to Reverse Stance, Allow ‘Deferred Action' Beneficiaries Driver's Licenses After New Federal Rule Released
Tuesday January 22, 2013Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today welcomed new guidelines by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) clarifying the president's recently released Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration enforcement policy. The updated guidelines posted o< Read more > - December 2012
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Grijalva Joins Rep. Barbara Lee, 79 Other Democratic Members in Calling on President Obama to Reinstate Health Care to DREAMers
Thursday December 20, 2012Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva joined Rep. Barbara Lee and 79 other House colleagues Dec. 15 in sending a letter to President Obama calling for the reinstatement of Affordable Care Act eligibility to DREAM Act-eligible youths who have been granted temporary legal< Read more > -
Grijalva on the Recent Shooting in Connecticut: "It Takes Courage In These Moments to Admit That Our Laws Are Part of the Problem"
Monday December 17, 2012When a man kills twenty children and seven others for no reason other than his own demons, the immediate human response is the same anywhere: deep pain, grief, anger and frustration. In the United States, unfortunately, such a tragedy carries an added wei< Read more > -
Grijalva Highlights Last Night's Senate Passage of His Legislation Allowing Pascua Yaqui Leaders to Determine Membership Rules
Wednesday December 12, 2012Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva thanked the Senate today for last night's passage of HR 3319, his bill authorizing Southern Arizona's Pascua Yaqui Tribe to set its own membership criteria. The bill replaces an outdated Congressional mandate that artificiall< Read more > - November 2012
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Grijalva Statement on Today's Release of Hispanic Caucus Principles on Immigration Reform and Commitment to the American Dream
Wednesday November 28, 2012Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva released the following statement on today's Congressional Hispanic Caucus release of nine principles its members will stand behind as Congress drafts a comprehensive immigration reform plan that serves America's interests, pr< Read more > - September 2012
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Grijalva Congratulates Pima County Family Drug Court and Regional Veterans Court on New Federal Health & Human Services Grants
Thursday September 20, 2012Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva is proud to congratulate the Pima County Family Drug Court (FDC) and the Pima County Municipality Regional Veterans Court (MRVC) for each receiving a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The FDC grant i< Read more > - August 2012
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Grijalva Hails Appeals Court Ruling Striking Down Illegal Alabama Law Requiring Teachers to Report on Student Immigration Status
Friday August 24, 2012Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today hailed the August 20 ruling by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals striking down a portion of an Alabama law that requires school officials, including teachers and administrators, to check and report the immigration status o< Read more > -
Grijalva Calls Akin "Legitimate Rape" Comments, Co-Sponsorship of ‘Forcible Rape' Bill "Symptoms of an Assault on Women's Status"
Monday August 20, 2012It's time the entire government starts talking seriously about how to help women instead of making their lives more difficult. When we focus on the economy, fair wages and protecting working mothers and their families, the whole country wins.< Read more > -
Comentario del Congresista Grijalva Sobre la Acción Ejecutiva de la Gobernadora Jan Brewer en Limitar Las Nuevas Ordenes de Inmigración del Presidente Obama
Thursday August 16, 2012La Gobernadora Brewer sabe muy bien que sus ordenes son contra la ley federal. Sus ordenes serán anti-constitucionales después de una larga y costosa batalla en los tribunales. No se cuando pueda entender que los estados no pueden ignorar leyes fed< Read more > -
Rep. Grijalva Statement on Arizona Governor Jan Brewer's Executive Order Limiting President Obama's New Immigration Policy
Thursday August 16, 2012Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today released the following statement on Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's executive order directing state agencies to deny driver's licenses and other public benefits to young immigrant students who qualify for deferred immigration< Read more > -
Grijalva Hails New Preventive Benefits From Affordable Care Act as Win For Women, Asks Conservative Opponents to Explain Votes
Wednesday August 01, 2012Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today highlighted the preventive health benefits for women that will be covered, thanks to the Affordable Care Act, by all new insurance policies. He also hailed the recent ruling by Neil Wake, a judge for the U.S. District Court of< Read more > - July 2012
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Grijalva Named "Best of Congress" for 2012 by Corporate Voices for Working Families Both for Leadership And Office Policies
Wednesday July 25, 2012Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva has been named as one of the "Best of Congress" for 2012 by Working Mother Media and Corporate Voices for Working Families. The award recognizes both his leadership as a Member of Congress and his office policies that support familie< Read more > - June 2012
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Grijalva Announces Public Forums on Obama's New Immigration Enforcement Plan in Phoenix June 30, Tucson July 2, Somerton July 3
Wednesday June 27, 2012Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today announced he will host a series of upcoming community forums for students, families, education leaders, non-profits and others interested in President Obama's newly announced immigration enforcement policy. Attendance will< Read more > -
Declaración del Representante Grijalva sobre la decisión de SB1070 de la Corte Suprema y la decisión para poner fin el Acuerdo de Ejecución 287 (g) con Arizona
Monday June 25, 2012La decisión de hoy revocó una ley que siempre hemos reconocido como un intento de extremistas para socavar nuestros valores y nuestra Constitución. La decisión del tribunal reafirmó que la ley SB 1070 y sus imitadores no son un sustituto aceptable para el< Read more > -
Grijalva Statement on Supreme Court SB 1070 Ruling, Homeland Security Decision to End 287(g) Enforcement Agreement With Arizona
Monday June 25, 2012Today's Supreme Court ruling largely struck down a law we have always recognized as an extremist attempt to undermine our core values and our Constitution. The court's decision reaffirmed that SB 1070 and its many imitators are not an acceptable s< Read more > - May 2012
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Grijalva Joins Rep. Waters, 51 Other Democratic Members in Expressing Concerns With Implementation of Federal Housing Programs
Tuesday May 29, 2012Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva has joined Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and 51 other Members of Congress in urging Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and the nation's top housing official to improve federal assistance to homeowners. Grijalva, Waters and their col< Read more > -
Grijalva Questions House Republican Motives for Weakening Violence Against Women Act Provisions on Immigrants, Lesbians, Tribes
Monday May 14, 2012Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today questioned House Republicans' motives for weakening several provisions of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which comes up for reauthorization in the House on Wednesday. The House Republican version rolls back existing< Read more > -
Grijalva Statement on DOJ Announcement of Suit Against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio Over Multiple Civil Rights Violations
Thursday May 10, 2012Sheriff Arpaio has targeted the Latino community for years in violation of his sworn duties as a law enforcement officer. Instead of focusing on the job he was elected to do, he has spent untold taxpayer dollars building his personal reputation at the exp< Read more > -
Grijalva Questions Arizona Legislature's "Obsession With Landing The State in Court" As New Law Defunds Planned Parenthood
Tuesday May 08, 2012Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today challenged Gov. Jan Brewer and the conservative majority in the Arizona Legislature to explain their "obsession with landing the state in court as often as possible" in the wake of the state's new law blocking public fundin< Read more > - April 2012
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Rep. Grijalva Statement Following the Supreme Court Hearing on Arizona v. United States – "Look at What's Really at Stake Today"
Wednesday April 25, 2012Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today released the following statement following the U.S. Supreme Court hearing on the constitutionality of Arizona's SB 1070 immigration crackdown law. Rep. Grijalva attended this morning's oral arguments and spoke before a< Read more > -
Grijalva Will Introduce "Two Americans" Documentary Filmmakers at Tonight's Tucson Opening of Arizona International Film Festival
Friday April 13, 2012Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva will introduce the producers of "Two Americans," a documentary about Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and then-nine-year-old Katherine Figueroa, at this evening's opening of the twenty-first annual Arizona International Film Fe< Read more > - March 2012
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Progressive Caucus Leaders Decry Republican Scheme to Bury Debate of CPC Budget Proposal
Wednesday March 28, 2012Reps. Raul M. Grijalva and Keith Ellison, co-chairs of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), are decrying House Republican leaders' decision to move debate on the CPC's Budget for All to late Wednesday night to avoid public attention.< Read more > -
Grijalva Releases SB 1070 Supreme Court Case Amicus Brief at Capitol Hill Press Conference – Document and Signatory List Included
Tuesday March 27, 2012Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today released a "friend of the court" brief in the Supreme Court's Arizona v. United States case, which will decide the constitutionality of Arizona's infamous SB 1070 law. The amicus curiae brief, co-signed by 67 of Rep. Gr< Read more > -
Grijalva Highlights César Chávez Memorial Dedication at Labor Dept. in Washington – Features Art Created by South Tucson Students
Monday March 26, 2012Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today attended a ceremony in which Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis inducted the Pioneers of the Farm Worker Movement into the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Hall of Honor and dedicated the César E. Chávez Memorial Auditorium at< Read more > -
Grijalva Congratulates Tucsonan Liz Rabago on Being Named 2012 Latina Leader – Will Be Recognized in March 27 Capitol Hill Event
Monday March 26, 2012Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today congratulated Tucsonan Liz Rabago on being named a Latina Leader by the Imagen Foundation. Grijalva nominated Rabago for the honor through his membership in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), which helped organize the ori< Read more > -
Grijalva Offers Support for Women's Access to Care and Contraception, Questions GOP Criticisms During Women's History Month
Wednesday March 14, 2012. Raúl M. Grijalva today declared his support for women's access to contraception and quality health care and questioned recent attacks on Planned Parenthood by Mitt Romney and other conservative politicians. "March, as Women's History Month, is a< Read more > -
On International Women's Day, Grijalva Calls on Sec. of State Clinton to Ensure Foreign Law Enforcement Aid Protects Women's Rights
Thursday March 08, 2012Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today, on the occasion of International Women's Day, highlighting the alarming rise of violence against women in Latin America and urging Clinton "to enforce the human rights re< Read more > -
En el Día Internacional de las Mujeres, Grijalva pide a la Secretaria del Estado Clinton que asegure que la auyuda al extranjero para el orden público protege los derechos de las mujeres
Thursday March 08, 2012El congresista Raúl M. Grijalva hoy envió una carta a la Secretaria del Estado Hillary Clinton en la ocasión del Dia Internacional de las Mujeres destacando el aumento alarmante de violencia contra las mujeres en Latinoamerica e instandole a "hacer cumpli< Read more > -
Grijalva Calls Sheriff Arpaio Birther Announcement "A Transparent Smokescreen to Cover Up The Federal Investigations He's Facing"
Friday March 02, 2012Sheriff Arpaio, who has apparently solved every case in Maricopa County and had nothing better to do, has decided that embarrassing himself on the national stage is a small price to pay for a headline. President Obama's birthplace was never an issue b< Read more > - February 2012
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Grijalva Invites Nominations for White House "Cesar Chavez Champions of Change" – Winners Recognized at White House Ceremony
Friday February 17, 2012The White House Champions of Change program highlights the stories and examples of people across the country that represent an America built to last. The administration is currently taking nominations for people who deserve recognition as a "Cesar Chavez< Read more > -
Grijalva Calls Arizona Senate Bill Creating Armed Civilian Militia Along Arizona-Mexico Border "Irresponsible Public Safety Threat"
Wednesday February 15, 2012Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today condemned the Arizona Senate Appropriations Committee passage of Senate Bill 1083, which would create and fund an armed militia along the Arizona-Mexico border. Under the control of the governor, the armed militia would supplem< Read more > -
Grijalva Named 2011 Congressional Champion for Children by First Focus – One of Only 35 House Members and 15 Senators Honored
Monday February 06, 2012Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today was named a 2011 Champion for Children by First Focus Campaign for Children, one of only 35 Representatives given the group's highest congressional honor for the previous year. In choosing recipients for the prestigious awa< Read more > -
Grijalva Will Lead Feb. 10 Congressional Hearing, Rally for Justice Along Nogales Border Area and in Tucson to Highlight Conditions
Monday February 06, 2012Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva is leading a delegation from the House of Representatives to Tucson and Nogales, Ariz., on Feb. 10th for an ad hoc border field hearing to examine effective border policy. The day will include a congressional tour of the U.S.-Mexico< Read more > - January 2012
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Grijalva Leads Hispanic Caucus Letter to Dept. of Education Calling for Mexican-American Studies Support, Civil Rights Investigation
Tuesday January 24, 2012Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva, the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) education task force, sent a letter yesterday to top federal education officials urging an investigation of whether an Arizona state law violates federal standards by targeting Tu< Read more > - December 2011
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Grijalva Highlights Justice Dept. Findings of Racial Profiling, Severe Constitutional Violations by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio
Thursday December 15, 2011Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today welcomed the release of damning Department of Justice (DOJ) findings in a long-standing civil rights investigation of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and praised the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for terminating its< Read more > -
Grijalva Calls for Immediate Resignation of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio – Office Has Mishandled More Than 400 Sex Crimes
Monday December 05, 2011Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today called for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to resign in the wake of revelations the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office failed adequately to investigate more than 400 sex-crime cases – including dozens of alleged chil< Read more > -
Grijalva Joined by More Than 30 Members of Congress in Calling on State Sec. Clinton to Raise Human Rights Concerns With Mexico
Friday December 02, 2011Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today was joined today by 32 Members of Congress in sending a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asking her to highlight human rights concerns with the Mexico federal government. The letter urges Clinton to make strengtheni< Read more > - September 2011
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Grants and Grant Availability in Southern Arizona For The Week of September 23 From The Office of Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva
Friday September 23, 2011The following grants, loans and contracts were recently awarded or made available in Southern Arizona. For more information, subscribe to Rep. Grijalva's grants newsletter at http://grijalva.dchou01.house.gov/grants.< Read more > - August 2011
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Rep. Grijalva Statement on DHS Immigration Policy Announcement
Friday August 19, 2011I applaud President Obama and Secretary Napolitano's decision to align our immigration enforcement priorities with reality and our nation's values.< Read more > - July 2011
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Grijalva Celebrates the Life of Richard Estrada Chávez: Friend, Long-Time Civil Rights and Union Leader, Advocate for Working People
Thursday July 28, 2011Richard Estrada Chávez was a true and profound inspiration to a generation of labor and civil rights activists, including me. His role in the farm worker struggle in the fields taught thousands of us, motivated and hungry for justice, how to organize and work for a better community. The original ‘Yes, We Can!' – ‘Si, Se Puede!' – was born from this struggle, and Richard was at the forefront.< Read more > -
Grijalva Questions House Education Committee Chairman Bill to Allow States, School Districts to Defund Minority Education Programs
Wednesday July 13, 2011Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today highlighted a letter sent by the heads of several Congressional groups questioning House Committee on Education and The Workforce chairman Rep. John Kline's (R-Minn.) bill to allow states and school districts to ignore the purpose of certain federal education funds when setting spending priorities. Kline's bill, which passed the Committee on a party-line vote earlier today, would eliminate long-standing requirements that certain federal funds go to assist specific student populations, including English language learners and students at impoverished schools.< Read more > - June 2011
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Grijalva Joined By Broad Cross-Section of Members of Congress In Praising Yesterday's First Ever Senate Hearing on The DREAM Act
Wednesday June 29, 2011Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva, the co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), was joined by 29 other Members of Congress today in hailing Congress' first ever hearing on the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act. The hearing was convened June 28 by Senator Dick Durbin (IL) before the Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security.< Read more > -
Grijalva Thanks President Obama For Sending Arizona Judicial Recommendations to Senate For Confirmation – Urges Swift Approval
Thursday June 23, 2011Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today thanked President Obama for sending the nominations of Rosemary Márquez and Jennifer Guerin Zipps to the Senate for appointment to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. Grijalva called both women "eminently qualified nominees who should be approved without delay."< Read more > - May 2011
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Grijalva Aprueba la Introducción de la Propuesta DREAM ACT en el Senado y La Cámara de Representantes después del Discurso de Obama sobre la Reforma de Inmigración el 10 de mayo.
Wednesday May 11, 2011El congresista Raúl M. Grijalva hoy dio gracias al Representante Howard Berman (D-Calif.) y al Senador Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) por someter la propuesta DREAM ACT de nuevo en su propia cámara del congreso. Grijalva ha apoyado la propuesta DREAM ACT desde que el llegó al congreso en 2003 y demuestra su gran apoyo por ella este año.< Read more > -
Grijalva Salutes House, Senate Reintroductions of The DREAM Act Following President Obama's May 10 Immigration Reform Speech
Wednesday May 11, 2011Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today thanked Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.) and Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) for introducing the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act of 2011 in their respective chambers of Congress. Grijalva has supported the DREAM Act since coming to Congress in 2003 and said he would strongly support the measure this year.< Read more > -
Grijalva Thanks Obama for Reaffirming Principles of Immigration Reform Contained in Comprehensive Package He Has Championed
Tuesday May 10, 2011Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, thanked President Obama for taking the opportunity in his El Paso speech today on immigration reform "to reaffirm his commitment to the principles we all know immigration reform needs to include. He laid out the case very well and reminded us why this is an issue that needs attention now, not ten or twenty or fifty years from now."< Read more > -
Grijalva aclama la directiva federal a escuelas publicas: recuerden el derecho legal a una educación pública independiente del estatus migratorio del estudiante
Tuesday May 10, 2011El Congresista Raúl M. Grijalva, elogió hoy el Departamento de Justicia (DOJ según sus siglos en inglés) y el Departamento de Educación (DOE) para la difusión de una directiva nacional recordando a las escuelas del requisito constitucional existente para educar a todos los niños por igual, independiente de la calidad de su documentación como inmigrantes. La directiva, publicada el 6 de mayo afirma la obligación de los educadores en los niveles municipales y estatales de cumplir con el fallo judicial Plyler v. Doe de la Corte Suprema de 1982, que declaró que un estado no puede denegar el acceso a una educación pública básica a ningun niño.< Read more > -
Grijalva Hails Federal Guidance Reminding Schools of Existing Legal Right to Public Education Regardless of Documentation Status
Tuesday May 10, 2011Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today praised the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Education (DOE) for releasing a national guidance reminding schools of the existing Constitutional requirement to educate all children equally, regardless of their immigrant documentation status. The guidance, released May 6, affirms state and local educators' need to comply with the Supreme Court Plyler v. Doe ruling of 1982, which found that a state may not deny access to a basic public education to any child.< Read more > -
Grijalva Highlights National Foster Care Month, Asks Community to "Consider Sharing A Loving Environment" With a Deserving Child
Thursday May 05, 2011Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today highlighted May as National Foster Care Month and asked Southern Arizonans to join him in saluting the courage and generosity of foster parents.< Read more > - April 2011
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Grijalva acoge con satisfacción a la Secretaria de Trabajo Solís a Tucson el 27 de abril para hablar sobre la protección de los trabajadores de enfermedades relacionadas al calor (Incluye una sesión de preguntas y respuestas)
Tuesday April 26, 2011El Congresista Raúl M. Grijalva, anunció hoy que dará la bienvenida a la Secretaria de Trabajo Hilda L. Solis a Tucson el 27 de abril para promover un esfuerzo de alcance nacional por la Administración de Salud y Seguridad Ocupacional del Departamento de Trabajo para proteger a los trabajadores al aire libre de las enfermedades relacionadas al calor. Solís hablará en el Centro Agrícola de la Area de Tucson, Universidad de Arizona en 4101 N. Campbell a las 10:30 am hora local.< Read more > -
Grijalva Welcomes Labor Sec. Solis to Tucson April 27 To Speak on Protecting Workers From Heat-Related Illnesses (Includes Q & A)
Tuesday April 26, 2011Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today announced that he will welcome Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis to Tucson April 27 to promote a national outreach effort by the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration to protect outdoor workers from heat-related illnesses. Solis will speak at the University of Arizona Tucson Area Agricultural Center at 4101 N. Campbell at 10:30 a.m. local time.< Read more > -
Grijalva Reintroduces "Success in the Middle" Act to Help Middle Schools Improve Academic Standards, Assist At-Risk Students
Friday April 22, 2011Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva last week reintroduced the Success in the Middle Act (H.R. 1547) to provide funds to help middle schools develop an academically rigorous curriculum and support struggling students. Although middle grade students represent 25 percent of the K-12 student population, those grades receive only 10 percent of school funds from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.< Read more > -
El diputado Federal Raúl M. Grijalva ha lanzado una versión en español de el Presupuesto del Pueblo
Friday April 15, 2011El diputado Federal Raúl M. Grijalva ha lanzado una versión en español de el "Presupuesto del Pueblo," un presupuesto que el Grupo Progresivo del Congreso (CPC) ofreció al debate sobre el presupuesto federal para el año fiscal 2012. El "Presupuesto del Pueblo" es disponible en el sitio internet del CPC.< Read more > -
Rep. Grijalva, Progressive Caucus Introduce People's Budget for Fiscal Year 2012 – Creates Jobs, Generates Government Surplus by 2021
Wednesday April 13, 2011Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), today introduced the fiscal year 2012 People's Budget on behalf of the CPC at a press conference near the steps of the Capitol. The budget will be debated on the floor of the House on Thursday alongside other FY12 budget proposals, including Republican Rep. Paul Ryan's proposal that would end Medicare and Medicaid in their current forms and make deep cuts to education.< Read more > - March 2011
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Grijalva da gracias a los Departamentos de Educación y Justicia por los cambios necesarios a la encuesta de Estudiantes de Aprendizaje de Ingles en Arizona
Wednesday March 30, 2011El Representante Raúl M. Grijalva hoy dio gracias a los Departamentos de Educación y de Justicia por negociar con oficiales del estado de Arizona la reforma de la encuesta de Estudiantes de Aprendizaje de Ingles (ELL, por sus siglas en ingles) para poder evaluar con más exactitud las necesidades educativas de la población estudiantil. El cambio, retornara al estado a administrar la encuesta de idioma del hogar (HLS, por sus siglas en ingles) de tres preguntas a familias selectas en vez del actual cuestionario de una pregunta, resulta después de una investigación federal que encontró que el cuestionario de una pregunta violaba múltiples leyes federales.< Read more > -
Grijalva Thanks Education, Justice Departments for Making Necessary Improvements to English Language Learner Survey in Arizona
Wednesday March 30, 2011Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today thanked the Department of Education and the Department of Justice for negotiating with Arizona officials to reform the state's English Language Learner (ELL) survey to more accurately assess the educational needs of the student population. The change, which will return the state to administering a three-question home language survey (HLS) of select Arizona families from the current one-question survey, comes after a federal investigation found the one-question survey violated multiple federal laws.< Read more > -
Grijalva Questions State Senators' Discredited Attacks on Hispanic School Students After School District Debunks Claims
Wednesday March 23, 2011After an investigation by the Arizona Republic newspaper revealed Wednesday that a letter read on the floor of the state Senate March 17 was likely a fabrication, Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva questioned the motivations of State Senate President Russell Pearce and other state lawmakers in promoting the letter as evidence of Hispanic students' alleged disciplinary and educational shortcomings.< Read more > -
Grijalva Highlights $40 Million in Labor Dept. Grants For Groups To Train Low Income Workers, Non-Custodial Parents, Ex-Offenders
Monday March 07, 2011The Department of Labor (DOL) has announced it will award approximately $40 million in grants to a variety of applicants to help low income and hard-to-employ populations find and keep good jobs. The funds will help non-profit organizations and local Workforce Investment Boards implement transitional job programs targeted at low income families, non-custodial parents and ex-offenders.< Read more > -
Grijalva Calls for Public Comment Period, Fiscal Report Before Arizona Cuts Hundreds of Thousands From State Medicaid Program
Friday March 04, 2011Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today sent a letter to Cindy Mann, director for Medicaid and State Operations at the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), outlining his concerns about Arizona's recently announced plan to drop approximately 280,000 state residents from the state Medicaid program. The letter, which follows a March 1 meeting between Grijalva and Mann in Washington, requests a 90-day public comment period on the agency's recently released guidance allowing the state to drop patients; a hearing in Arizona between members of the public, the health care community and CMS officials; and the preparation of a fiscal analysis on the economic impact of what dropping so many people from the Medicaid would do to the ongoing economic recovery.< Read more > -
Grijalva Receives 2011 Congressional Leadership Award From National Healthy Start Association For Infant Mortality Reduction Work
Wednesday March 02, 2011The National Healthy Start Association has announced that Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva will receive its 2011 Congressional Leadership Award in a March 8 ceremony in Washington. The Healthy Start program in Nogales nominated Grijalva for the award because of his ongoing support for community-based programs that serve low income pregnant women and his annual support for the federal Healthy Start program.< Read more > - February 2011
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Grijalva Thanks Department of Education for Maintaining Record Pell Grant Maximum Award of $5,550 For Academic Year 2011-2012
Tuesday February 08, 2011The Department of Education has announced that the maximum Pell Grant level will be $5,550 for the upcoming 2011-2012 school year. The figure matches the highest in history and reflects lawmakers' commitment in the last Congress to help expand college access regardless of family income.< Read more > - December 2010
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Grijalva Hails House Passage of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Repeal – Bill to Allow Gay Soldiers to Serve Openly Now Heads to Senate
Wednesday December 15, 2010Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, today hailed the House vote to repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy – in place since 1993 – that directs military services to discharge anyone who publicly discusses their homosexuality or bisexuality. Grijalva, who voted for repeal, has opposed the policy for years and is joined by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen and other military leaders who have publicly called for the policy to end.< Read more > -
Grijalva Hails House Passage of DREAM Act as "Milestone On The Road To a Better, Fairer Nation" – Calls for Swift Senate Approval
Wednesday December 08, 2010Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today hailed the House passage of the DREAM Act, which would grant certain children of undocumented parents the right to apply for citizenship after meeting academic and residential qualifications. Grijalva has strongly supported the bill since its original introduction in 2001.< Read more > -
Grijalva Praises Congressional Approval of Bill to Improve Child Abuse, Domestic Violence and Adoption Programs Nationwide
Wednesday December 08, 2010Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today praised the House of Representatives vote to approve the Senate's S.3817 bill, which improves the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, Family Violence and Prevention Services Act (FVPSA), and the Adoption Opportunities Act. Among other changes, the bill increases the focus on vulnerable populations, such as unaccompanied homeless children and children with disabilities; increases the emphasis on victims in underserved populations under FVPSA; establishes a National Indian Resource Center under FVPSA; enhances the focus on minority and older children in adoption promotion; and helps law enforcement and local health centers coordinate their efforts on behalf of domestic violence victims.< Read more > - October 2010
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Rep. Grijalva to Serve as Honorary Co-Chair of 2010 AIDSWALK – Event is Sunday, October 17 in Tucson
Friday October 15, 2010Thousands of Tucson residents will gather on Sunday, Oct. 17 to benefit the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation (SAAF) for the 2010 AIDSWALK. Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva will serve as one of this year's honorary co-chairs and will speak at 9:00 a.m. on the University of Arizona campus central mall.< Read more > - September 2010
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Grijalva Congratulates State Office, Catholic Group For Receiving Federal Grants to Prevent and Reduce Violence Against Women
Wednesday September 15, 2010Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today congratulated the Arizona Office For Children, Youth and Families and Catholic Community Services Of Southern Arizona (CCS) on their newly announced $2,672,988 grant and $338,000 grant, respectively, from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women.< Read more > -
Grijalva Congratulates Arizona on Health and Human Services Grant to Improve HIV/AIDS Testing and Laboratory Reporting Services
Tuesday September 14, 2010Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today congratulated Arizona on receiving $235,829 from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to improve HIV/AIDS testing and reporting services statewide. The total includes $145,567 for expanded testing aimed at prevention and early detection and $90,262 to improve health test reporting between public and private labs.< Read more > -
Grijalva Hails 9th Circuit Judgment For Raytheon Retirees Wrongly Denied Health Benefits
Thursday September 09, 2010Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today hailed the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in favor of approximately 1,000 former employees of Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems. The group sued the company for failing to pay health care benefits as required by their retirement contracts.< Read more > - August 2010
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Grijalva Urges FCC to Ensure Internet Providers Cannot Control What Consumers Access Based on Political or Corporate Preferences
Wednesday August 11, 2010The recent announcement that Google and Verizon believe Internet and wireless providers should decide what kinds of online content they allow customers to access should spur the FCC to immediate action. As it stands, Internet and phone service providers cannot and must not discriminate between different kinds of online content and applications. The Internet has succeeded precisely because it's the ultimate level playing field.< Read more > -
Grijalva Awarded "Best of Congress" by Corporate Voices for Working Families and Working Mother Media Based on Votes & Policies
Tuesday August 10, 2010Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today was honored as one of 30 recipients of Corporate Voices for Working Families and Working Mother Media's second Best of Congress Award. The award honors lawmakers who have made an extraordinary effort to improve the lives of working families.< Read more > -
Grijalva Lauds Court Rejection of California Proposition 8 Ban on Gay Marriage, Highlights Finding That Law Has No "Rational Basis"
Wednesday August 04, 2010Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, today lauded the decision by Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker in San Francisco that California's Proposition 8 ban on gay marriage violates the Constitution's 14th Amendment equal protection clause. In his ruling, Walker wrote that the law "fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a marriage license. Indeed the evidence shows Proposition 8 does nothing more than enshrine in the California constitution the notion that opposite sex couples are superior to same sex couples."< Read more >
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