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Grijalva Velazquez Amicus Brief on Puerto Rico
04.06.18
Grijalva Says the Puerto Rico Oversight Board's Push for Deep Budget Cuts Will Lead to Immediate Pain for the People Living on the Island
Ranking Member Grijalva wrote a letter to the Chairman of the Financial Oversight and Management Board of Puerto Rico to condemn the Oversight Board for insisting that the Governor of Puerto Rico include additional extreme austerity measures.… Continue Reading
02.01.18
Leading Democrats Seek Answers on Puerto Rico Electric Privatization Plan
Following the Governor's announcement to privatize the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-N.Y.), Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Rep. José E. Serrano (D-N.Y.) wrote to Governor Ricardo Rosselló requesting additional details on the plan, including assurances on affordable rates and reliable service.… Continue Reading
01.31.18
Letter to Secretary Zinke Requesting Withdrawal of Bears Ears National Monument Area
A letter from Committee Democrats to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke requesting an emergency withdrawal from new mineral extraction claims of the Bears Ears National Monument region.… Continue Reading
01.31.18
Grijalva Letter to FEMA on Puerto Rico
Ranking Member Grijalva sent a letter FEMA's administrator asking why the agency announced it will stop delivering food and water to Puerto Rico.… Continue Reading
10.12.17
Ranking Members Request Committees Consider Border Wall Bill Through Regular Order Oct. 12
The ranking members of six House committees write to their Republican counterparts and Speaker Paul Ryan urging "regular order" and full committee consideration of H.R. 3548, the Republican bill to authorize the destructive, unnecessary expansion of the border wall.… Continue Reading
09.28.17
Torres and Grijalva Ask for an Oversight Hearing on the Trump Administration’s Puerto Rico & USVI Relief Efforts
To help ensure our fellow Americans in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) are receiving urgent hurricane recovery and relief support, House Natural Resources Committee Democrats sent a joint letter to Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) requesting an oversight hearing on the Trump administration's efforts to address this growing crisis.… Continue Reading
06.13.17
Grijalva Letter to Zinke Requesting Info on National Monuments Review June 13
Ranking Member Grijalva's June 13, 2017, letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke asking for information about public comments on the administration's "review" of national monuments and Zinke's travel and meeting itinerary as part of the review.… Continue Reading
02.16.17
NCAI Resolution Opposing Border Wall Without Tribal Consultation
A resolution by the National Congress of American Indians opposing the construction of a border wall through Native American land without tribal approval, among other measures.… Continue Reading
02.07.17
Letter Granting Easement to Dakota Access LLC
Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) received a letter from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army notifying him that the Army will move forward, as soon as tomorrow, with granting an easement to the company building the Dakota Access Pipeline.… Continue Reading
01.24.17
Grijalva Pallone Letter to Speaker Ryan on Indian Health Care
11.14.16
Letter to President Obama on the Dakota Access Pipeline
Ranking Member Raúl Grijalva, Rep. Jared Huffman along with 21 members of Congress sent a letter to President Obama to urge him to take the necessary steps to protect the rights and civil liberties of the Standing Rock Tribe peacefully protesting against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.… Continue Reading
09.13.16
Ruiz, Grijalva Request Oversight Hearing to Discuss Tribal Consultation in Dakota Access Pipeline Development Process
Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Raul Ruiz, M.D. called for a hearing in the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs to provide oversight as to whether or not federal agencies followed policies regarding preservation of sacred sites and meaningful tribal consultation for development on or near tribal land.… Continue Reading
09.07.16
NCAI Letter Opposing Tribal Recognition Act September 2016
07.08.16
July 8 Letter to House Rules Committee Leaders on Carcieri Fix
Ranking Member Grijalva sent this letter to House Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) on July 8 urging them to reject Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop's request to remove a Carcieri fix from the Interior Departmenta appropriations bill.… Continue Reading
02.04.16
Letter from Grijalva and Conyers to Bishop and Goodlatte on Puerto Rico Debt Crisis
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Grijalva and House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Conyers wrote a joint letter urging House Republican's to begin bipartisan discussions on drafting legislation to address the fiscal crisis in Puerto Rico.… Continue Reading