- Says Joe Arpaio’s hearing is “saying to the country and the people of Arizona that no one is above the law”. [Arizona Daily Star]
- “We carry the burden of being stuck with this man but it is not an Arizona problem, this is a national disgrace…It can’t be tolerated.” [Talk Radio News]
- Co-introduces the FLAME Act, “designed to help federal agencies address the escalating cost of suppressing wildfires”. [Common Dreams]
- Co-writes editorial in Yuma Sun: “We need to repower America by shifting to 100 percent homegrown clean electricity…” [Yuma Sun]
- Wants new policies against human smuggling. [Tucson Citizen]
- Says the new administration is showing a major change in attitude toward the state’s parks and monuments. “We will have our differences, but those differences can be compromised and reconciled. It’s far different from having to be fighting an administration every step of the way.” [Public News Service]
- On climate change hearings: “I feel strongly that while our public lands are threatened by climate change, they are also critical in finding solutions to combat climate change.” [Federal Times]
- Co-sponsored a bill to recognize six Native American tribes in Virginia who were classified only as “colored” by law. [American Chronicle]
- Is helping Yuma get nearly $2 million for mass transit projects. [Yuma Sun]
Posted by Stacy on March 15th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
Filed under: CD7 Raul Grijalva |
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Please consider voting no on the Health care Bill. It would be a terrible thing for most of us.
Why not consider the following quote from Raul on voting for the Hr 3200 in committee:
“I am proud to have voted in support of this legislation, which addresses the rising cost of healthcare (it will add 1 trillion to the defecit over 10 years according to Congressional Budget office estimates).
works to ensure the uninsured now have a plan (they already do under federal and state plans)
and an ability to access health services ( its against the law for anyone to be denied services, Raul knows this)
and no longer allows those seeking health services to be denied (how is requiring people to pay for health insurance at a cost of 1 trillion dollars supposed to solve this problem? Raul thinks Arizonans should pay for this and is willing to increase the national debt in addition in order to do it.
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There is no law that makes denial of care illegal except when one is literally about to die. You are not entitled to any care if you have cancer, diabetes etc. Insurance co’s may deny coverage when they wish and raise premiums. They have been behind the myriad of regulations that do zero for patients but greatly benefit the insurance industry.
I would like to see a floor in health care that medicare for all would provide while deregulating more of the system.