Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva [D, AZ-3]

Phoenix-area casino bill denounced as biased

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...CPI or something else,” Grijalva said. “It’s just things that happen.” He questioned why Congress should pass a law when several lawsuits that challenge the Tohono O’odham plans are moving through the courts. Enos had early said the tribes had

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Political Blotter: Twitter lawyer to get White House job

2013-05-11T01:00:00Z

...UC Berkeley. Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, including the caucus's Peace and Security Task Force chairwoman, Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, held a hearing Wednesday on U.S. drone policy. At issue were lethal drones operations "I'm proud

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Ian's Smashing Good Blog (liberal-conservative): Barack Obama and the Communist Party

2013-05-08T01:00:00Z

...Georgia. A number of exciting candidates are emerging in the Senate, in the first place Barak Obama in Illinois, and also several progressive women including Betty Castor seeking to retain retiring Bob Graham's seat as Democrat; Nancy Farmer seeking to

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Ian's Smashing Good Blog (liberal-conservative): Congressional Black Caucus

2013-05-08T01:00:00Z

...were elected to Congress. Presently, as a result of the struggles they have waged, the CBC has 42 members. Several of its representatives have maintained very active and constructive positions on Cuba-related topics. The first Caucus delegation visited

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Liza Minnelli Joins NOH8 Campaign (PHOTO)

2013-05-05T01:00:00Z

...has been able to deny a group of citizens their rights. We've got to fight for justice for everyone in this country." Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.) "This is a very important issue for America and is a collaboration that is conducive to make our nation

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Ian's Smashing Good Blog (liberal-conservative): Congressional Progressive Caucus

2013-04-27T01:00:00Z

...these bail-outs to regimes which violate worker and civil rights are illegal under a law passed last year by Sanders and Representative Barney Frank, both leaders of the Progressive Caucus in Congress which DSA has helped to organize. Several past membe

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Attack becomes issue in D.C. debates on immigration, gun control

2013-04-23T01:00:00Z

...broadly on immigration or broadly on access to firearms. Both sides can find evidence to support their position.” U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz., on Monday ascribed political motives to those who are trying to link the Boston bombing to immigration

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US Senate hearings to begin today for immigration-reform bill

2013-04-19T01:00:00Z

...find aspects of the bill to criticize. "There are going to be some bitter pills I'm going to have to swallow," said U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, a Democrat, adding he won't be the only one. Grijalva said he is concerned about family unification and the mil

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Immigration reform's future uncertain in U.S. House

2013-04-19T01:00:00Z

...allow hearings that will go on interminably, we’ll be in an election year, and then nothing will happen,” said Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva of Tucson. “The issue is this: Are you going to let us vote on it? That’s the political and moral decis

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Eco-friendly activities, parade to fill Reid Park on Sunday

2013-04-18T01:00:00Z

...local middle school students. • Speakers from both the political and scientific end of environmental conservation, including Rep. Raúl Grijalva and Lincoln Perino, a partner at Ethos Rainwater Harvesting. • Performances from arts groups such as the

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Obama’s Budget: A Bad Bargain

2013-04-10T01:00:00Z

...So far, about 30 members of Congress have signed the Grayson / Takano pledge. In an interview with the Washington Post, Rep. Grijalva explained, “I’ve made the commitment that if [Chained CPI] is part of it, I will not vote for it.” However, it’

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Pearl Korn: Robert Reich's Petition to President Obama: Don't Hurt Seniors With a Chained CPI Benefit Cut to Social Security

2013-04-09T01:00:00Z

...immediately from the Progressive community, both inside and outside of .:. Congressional Progressive Caucus co-chairs Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ 7) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN 5) reminded the president that the majority of Democrats in the House are on

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Hearing on tribal casino near Glendale begins

2013-04-09T01:00:00Z

...make the bill more favorable to other legislators. “This is a matter of everyone keeping their word,” Franks told TheRepublic. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz., could not be reached for comment on Monday but previously argued that changing the tribe’s

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How GOP anti-tax dogma helps liberals

2013-04-09T01:00:00Z

...cuts as a goal for the administration: “They won’t give, and that just creates the situation where nothing moves,” Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) said of the GOP’s stand against new revenues. “And if nothing moves, then you can’t put Medicare

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Immigrant-visa program gets mixed review

2013-04-02T01:00:00Z

...“It seems so far a positive step in the sense that if you are going to try and use legal-immigration visas as a way of replacing unauthorized immigration, then it would have to cover some non-seasonal jobs,” she said. A cautiously optimistic Rep. Ra

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NASSP Advocacy Update – April 2013

2013-04-01T01:00:00Z

...gaps existed: Democrats thought it lacked robust accountability standards, Republicans wanted to include language to limit federal authority over education policy, and a coalition of members from both parties wanted to include teacher evaluation require

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Forum on prevention of gun violence set for Saturday at church

2013-03-14T01:00:00Z

...of both major political parties, as well as representatives of nonprofit organizations. Speakers will include: U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva; Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik; Arizona Sen. David Bradley; and state Reps. Victoria Steele and Bruce Wheeler

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National report ranks Yuma 76th in food hardship

2013-03-10T01:00:00Z

...and Action Center. This was a slight decrease from 2010-11, when the local district had a 22.7 percent rate. For this report, FRAC asked more than 352,800 people in 2012 whether there were times over the preceding year that they did not have enough mone

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No deal: Budget cuts begin; public outrage absent

2013-03-02T01:00:00Z

...are calling with concerns, but few are clear on what they support or oppose, said Adam Sarvana, a spokesman for U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz. “Unlike the last debt-ceiling fight, this has not generated the same depth of political feeling,” he sa

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Celebrate Hacienda de la Canoa at March 2 dedication ceremony

2013-02-15T01:00:00Z

Slide 1 of 7. Grijalva home and grain room Source: Pima County Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation DepartmentSlide 2 of 7. Historic photo Source: Courtesy of Deezie Manning-CatronSlide 3 of 7. Foreman home Source: Pima County Natural Resources, Parks

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