U.S. Rep. Raul M. Grijalva (D - AZ)
Representative Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ)
Raul M. Grijalva served on the Tucson Unified School District Governing Board and the Pima County Bored of Supervisors prior to being elected into Congress. He was elected into Congress in 2003 and continues to serve today. While in Congress, employee's rights, education, and the environment have been Grijalva's top policy concerns. Official Bio
Birthday: February 19, 1948
Committees: Education and Labor Committee and Natural Resources Committee
The Issues: Find our where Rep. Grijalva stands on the issues
Other: Raul Grijalva is Roman Catholic, married, and has three daughters and two grandchildren.
Raul M. Grijalva served on the Tucson Unified School District Governing Board and the Pima County Bored of Supervisors prior to being elected into Congress. He was elected into Congress in 2003 and continues to serve today. While in Congress, employee's rights, education, and the environment have been Grijalva's top policy concerns. Official Bio
Birthday: February 19, 1948
Committees: Education and Labor Committee and Natural Resources Committee
The Issues: Find our where Rep. Grijalva stands on the issues
Other: Raul Grijalva is Roman Catholic, married, and has three daughters and two grandchildren.
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Number of Answers Provided: 3
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Can you tell me why, when the Democrats control the Presidency and the Congress & with support of 70% + of democratic voters, the best "health care" plan we can get is a watered down public option that, as currently written, will serve maybe 10% of the uninsured/under-insured?
Asked by: Dawn Suter from Iowa City, IA. Received 12 Votes.
Listen to: U.S. Rep. Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ)
"I don't know. I don’t know. I said I was disappointing and I think given what the situation we are going through with the House it is a mistake for us to go in with a weaker plan in conference. You know I don't have a good explanation as to why. We were at almost 200 plus members that wanted. I wish more would have been done to try to bring those other ten fifteen over. But they held out and Blue Dogs held out and to some extent they had a great deal to say about what we ended up with and it is disappointing to say the least."
Answered on Nov 3rd, 2009 More
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It seems to me that everyone in the United States (with the possible exception of members of Indian nations) is either an immigrant or is descended from immigrants. Why then do you and your allies regard immigrants as a threat? Shouldn't we be honoring them as fellow Americans who are walking in the footsteps on our own families?
Asked by: Ayl G. from New York, NY. Received 14 Votes.
Listen to: U.S. Rep. Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ)
This kind of begs the question of why we need to deal dramatically with the issue of immigration reform in this country. I don’t know if it’s as much a cultural fear as it’s become a political phobia. As long as we’re scapegoating immigrants whether it’s for the health care costs Whether it’s for the cost of education, it becomes a convenient excuse not to factually look that impact is actually minimal to say the least. It’s frustrating because it’s used as a political bludgeon as opposed to actually looking at this rationally or factually.
Answered on Oct 8th, 2009 More
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Why do we not legalize and regulate all drugs? Do we not realize that the "war on drugs" does not work? Do we not realize that it causes more problems than it solves? Did we not learn from our previous experience with prohibition in the 1920's and 30's?
Asked by: Roberto Moraes from Smyrna, GA. Received 8 Votes.
Listen to: U.S. Rep. Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ)
I think the first essential step is decriminalization of much of personal use issues, particularly around marijuana and other issues. But I think you begin with the step of decriminalization. One of the reasons we don’t is because I just think it’d be politically impossible to get something like that done.
Answered on Oct 2nd, 2009 More
