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  • Grijalva Maintains a "No" Vote on Emergency Economic Package

    Friday October 03, 2008

    On the vote for the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, (H.R. 1424), Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva maintained a No vote on the package.

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  • Grijalva Statement on Grand Canyon Mining Lawsuit

    Monday September 29, 2008

    Today, environmental groups the Center for Biological Diversity, Grand Canyon Trust, and Sierra Club sued the Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne for failing to honor a congressional mandate to temporarily withdraw certain lands surrounding Grand Canyon National Park from mining. Uranium mining on adjoining federal lands threatens the Park's visitors, wildlife, and the Colorado River which supplies water to millions of downstream users, as well as tribal communities who live in and around the Grand Canyon.

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  • Grijalva Votes to Defeat Bailout

    Monday September 29, 2008

    Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva released a statement regarding his vote against the Bush-Paulson financial bill.

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  • Chairman Grijalva Encourages Active Participation on 15th Annual National Public Lands Day

    Wednesday September 24, 2008

    Chairman Raúl M. Grijalva encourages citizens across the country to take part in the annual celebration of National Public Lands Day to be observed on Saturday, September 27, 2008.

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  • Pay-As-You-Go for Wall Street

    Tuesday September 23, 2008

    Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva issued the following statement today concerning the proposed $700 billion bailout package: "Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's warning that ‘the future health of the American economy depends on the swift passage of the $700 billion bailout for Wall Street' is ridiculous.

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Floor Speeches

  • Speaking in favor of the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008

    Thursday July 31, 2008

    Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, and thank you, Chairman Miller, for your work on this very, very important piece of legislation. For the first time in a decade, Congress is going to pass a Higher Education Act, and I'm happy to sport this long overdue improvement to higher education.

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  • Honoring the legacy of Cesar Chavez

    Tuesday April 01, 2008

    I rise with my colleagues today to remember a great American on his birthday. Cesar Chavez would have been 83 years old yesterday. He devoted his entire life to the betterment of this nation and to its people. He gave voice to the voiceless.

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  • Welcoming and Honoring Monsignor O'Keefe

    Thursday February 14, 2008

    Mr. Speaker, it's my pleasure today to welcome Monsignor O'Keefe as our guest chaplin. Monsignor O'Keefe has been tending to the spiritual and human needs of people in Arizona for over 40 years, of which the last 30 has been in Yuma, Arizona. It is fitting that he provides today's blessing as we also memorialize the passing of Congressman Lantos, a great champion of human rights.

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