Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]

Feds push for Canyon mining

2008-10-11T00:00:00Z

... essentially rescinds Congress' right to withdraw lands from mining and other activities in emergencies, said US Rep. RaÃºl Grijalva, D-Ariz. ...

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Thorns & Flowers

2008-10-10T00:00:00Z

Rep. RaÃºl Grijalva, who chairs the House committee, said in a statement, "Instead of giving Congress time to consider how to protect . ...

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Conservationists irate over BLM plan for Canyon mine

2008-10-10T00:00:00Z

...essentially rescinds Congress' right to withdraw lands from mining and other activities in emergencies, said U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz. Conservationists say it also will leave the Grand Canyon vulnerable to environmental damage from hard-rock mini

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Political Notebook by Daniel Scarpinato : Ariz. dodges much of the ...

2008-10-08T00:00:00Z

The perennial congressional candidate, who is challenging Democratic Rep. RaÃºl Grijalva in District 7, was selected as a precinct committeeman Tuesday. ...

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Volunteer to Clean Up Public Lands Today

2008-10-04T00:00:00Z

More than 120000 volunteers are expected to participate at 1500 sites nationwide, according to a news release from US Rep. Raul Grijalva, who chairs the ...

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Volunteer to Clean Up Public Lands Today

2008-10-04T00:00:00Z

...More than 120,000 volunteers are expected to participate at 1,500 sites nationwide, according to a news release from U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva, who chairs the House Subcommmittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. For instance, one nearby volu

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$700 billion bailout major issue in Bee-Giffords duel

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, US Rep. RaÃºl Grijalva, a Democrat representing southwestern Arizona, voted against the measure because it did not include enough taxpayer ...

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Congress passes bailout; Giffords switches her vote

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

Congressman Raul Grijalva (D-Arizona) voted no on both occasions. With passage, the bill will go to the White House for a certain signature from President ...

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Giffords: Alternative energy tax credits made bailout plan more appealing

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

...than any one of our constituents, but I’m not willing to stand by and let this crisis undermine our economy,” Giffords said. Rep. Raul Grijalva, D- Ariz., remains opposed to the bailout, said spokeswoman Natalie Luna, though he won’t make up his m

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Kyl: Rescue plan's tweaks raise its House prospects

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

US Rep. RaÃºl Grijalva, a Democrat who represents much of Tucson and Southern Arizona, said the changes will probably get enough House votes to pass the ...

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Grand Canyon no place for uranium mining

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

It's a good and necessary fight, and we're grateful to Rep. RaÃºl Grijalva, D-Ariz., who has led the battle in Congress, and to the Center for Biological ...

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Border enforcement focus for congressional candidate

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

He is running against Democrat Raul Grijalva, who is seeking his third term in the office, and Libertarian write-in candidate Raymond Petrulsky. ...

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The Skinny

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

Meet up at 8:30 am at the Tucson Education Association office at 4625 E. Second St., or at Congressman RaÃºl Grijalva's campaign headquarters at 452 S. Stone ...

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Conservation Groups Challenge Kempthorne to Protect Grand Canyon ...

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

â€œCongressmen Nick Rahall, RaÃºl Grijalva, and other members of the Committee on Natural Resources recognized the immediate threat that uranium mining posed ...

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Libertarian candidate would focus on reducing spending

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

He is running against Democratic incumbent Raul Grijalva and Republican Joseph Sweeney. Petrulsky, who received enough write-in votes to qualify for the ...

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Suit seeks Canyon uranium mining ban enforced

2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

...Strip and south of the Grand Canyon off-limits to uranium exploration until the full House could vote on a bill by U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva proposing to ban new claims there permanently. Kempthorne declined to take such measures earlier this year, saying

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Arizona Congressional Representatives vote against bailout bill

2008-09-29T00:00:00Z

Representative Raul Grijalva released a statement where he said â€œI am in disagreement of a proposal that is rushed and more importantly does not advocate ...

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Rep. Grijalva isues statement on House bailout vote

2008-09-29T00:00:00Z

The following statement was posted this morning on the Web site of Rep. Raul Grijalva: â€œI am not in disagreement that there is a financial crisis in our ...

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Grijalva: Throwing money at crisis will not solve problem

2008-09-29T00:00:00Z

BY STEPHANIE SANCHEZ, SUN STAFF WRITER Throwing money at the nation's financial crisis will not solve the problem, says US Rep. Raul Grijalva says ...

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Volunteer to clean up public lands today

2008-09-27T00:00:00Z

More than 120000 volunteers are expected to participate at 1500 sites nationwide, according to a news release from US Rep. RaÃºl Grijalva, who chairs the ...

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