Raul Grijalva

Dem On SB 1070 Argument: 'Felt Better Going In Than I Did Coming Out'

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 04.25.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Two top Democratic opponents of Arizona immigration law SB 1070 said Wednesday they were less confident that contested provisions of the...

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Arizona Immigration Law 'Unconstitutional,' Opponents Tell Supreme Court

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 03.28.2012

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WASHINGTON -- While the Supreme Court justices took up health care, opponents of Arizona's extreme immigration law looked ahead. Eleven attorneys ...

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In Afghanistan, We Can Only Offer So Many Apologies

Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Michael Shank, Raul Grijalva, Military, Afghanistan, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Afghanistan War, War in Afghanistan, Politics News

U.S. strategy failed in the past, is failing now, and will likely fail in the future. On strategy, cost, accountability, and perception, we continue to miss the mark.

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Howard Dean Reveals New Endorsements

The Huffington Post | Jordan Howard | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Raul Grijalva, Video, Endorsements, Steny Hoyer, Primary Challenge, Elections 2012, Donna Edwards 2012, Howard Dean, Immigration, Donna Edwards, Arizona, Democracy for America, Raul Grijalva 2012, Maryland, Politics News

Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean (D) and Democracy for America, a progressive PAC, have endorsed Reps. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Donna Edwards (D-Md....

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House Honors Slain Aide To Rep. Giffords, Briefly Remembers Bipartisanship

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 11.30.2011

WASHINGTON -- It only lasted for about an hour, but bipartisanship took hold in the House on Wednesday as lawmakers lined up in support of a measure t...

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Democrats Visit Alabama To Push For End Of Immigration Law

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 11.21.2011

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A group of congressional Democrats gathered in Birmingham, Ala., on Monday to show support for a growing movement against the state's immigration law,...

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Save the Grand Canyon

Alan Grayson | Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: Energy, Grand Canyon, Congress, Raul Grijalva, White House, Alan Grayson, Mining, H.R. 3155, Uranium, Environment, Green News

Here are two phrases that you probably never expected to see in the same sentence: "the Grand Canyon" and "uranium mines."

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Jobs Plan Unveiled By House Progressives

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 11.13.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Congressional Progressive Caucus released a plan on Tuesday that would create jobs, invest in clean energy and rebuild American infr...

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Social Security Advocates Worry About Obama's Tax Proposal

AP | By ALAN FRAM | Posted 11.13.2011

WASHINGTON -- Some Social Security advocates fear that President Barack Obama's desire to cut taxes supporting the program will undermine its vaunted ...

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Congressional Democrats' Advice for Obama's Jobs Speech

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.07.2011

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The nation is waiting to hear what President Obama is going to say tomorrow night, when he gives an address to a joint session of Congress on the subj...

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Friday Talking Points -- Labor Daze

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.02.2011

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It surpasses all irony and actually enters into the realm of bitter humor that we're about to celebrate Labor Day when the unemployment rate remains at the sky-high level of 9.1 percent.

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Congressional Progressive Caucus Gives Obama Two Suggestions For Jobs

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 11.01.2011

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The co-chairs of the Congressional Progressive Caucus issued a letter to President Barack Obama Thursday, asking him to consider two proposals as he p...

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Debt Ceiling Deal Angers Progressives, Tea Party

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 10.01.2011

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WASHINGTON — The newly struck debt-ceiling compromise between President Barack Obama and the Republican leaders of Congress represents a histori...

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How House Progressives Can Save the Debt Ceiling Deal ... and the Middle Class

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Debt Ceiling, House Progressive Caucus, Keith Ellison, Raul Grijalva, Deficit Deal, Joe Walsh, Politics News

The House Progressive Caucus finds itself in an unusual position. Despite its name, it's fighting for views that aren't just popular among Democrats and independents, but which in many cases are supported by a majority or plurality of Republicans.

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Progressives Push For Job Growth On Tour (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 08.18.2011

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MINNEAPOLIS -- The Congressional Progressive Caucus launched a tour Saturday to push for job creation, an attempt to combat the House Republican messa...

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House Democrats Launch Tour For Jobs

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 08.14.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Progressive Democrats are launching a tour to call for good jobs for the working and middle classes, putting pressure on House Republica...

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Friday Talking Points [163] -- The Ads Just Write Themselves

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.15.2011

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Something the media largely missed in the midst of multiple budgetary battles this week was the fact that this is what bipartisanship looks like.

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Washington Post Columnist: It's Ridiculous That Lawmakers Would Advocate For The Middle Class

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.15.2011

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It seems like just a little while ago that the Washington Post's Dana Milbank was rightfully complaining about the rogering he was getting at the hands of Citibank. One might have imagined that Milbank's trials and tribulations then would have given him some insight into the reality that income disparity exists and that ordinary people are bearing the brunt of the bad economy. Only, now that a bunch of Democratic lawmakers have set out to try to ameliorate these problems, Milbank has reverted back to a position of hyena-bray ridicule.

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In 2012, Will We Have a People's Budget or the Ryan Roadmap to Ruin?

Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva | Posted 06.07.2011

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We support a plan that creates good-paying jobs rebuilding the roads and bridges that we cross going to work every day. The alternative, we're sorry to say, is a road we've been down before.

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Arizona's GOP Leader Writes Me a Letter In Favor of Slashing Medicaid

Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Government, Raul Grijalva, Jan Brewer, Ahcccs, Arizona, Medicaid, Republicans, War on Working Families, Politics News

Before we throw low income neighbors out of their hospital beds, I thought we should at least have a chance to hear why this is happening.

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Key Hand Sanitizer Ingredient May Cause More Harm Than Good

Wenonah Hauter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Triclosan, Ed Markey, Environmental Protection Agency, Raul Grijalva, Lab Studies, US Consumers, Ciba, Epa, US Market, Betty McCollum, Fda, Green News

Our exposure to triclosan is so widespread that it lurks not only in our soap, but in our own bodies. Studies have found traces of it in urine, breast milk, and umbilical cord blood.

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The Afghan Escalation Has Failed to Deliver

Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jobs, Raul Grijalva, Military, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Afghanistan, Budget, Progressives, Afghanistan War, Politics News

With American deaths and costs skyrocketing in 2010, it's clear that the military escalation in Afghanistan has failed to live up to the promises of its supporters. It's time to bring our troops home.

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Fed Up Americans Run First-Ever Anti-Afghanistan-War TV Ad

Robert Greenwald | Posted 05.25.2011

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Our communities here in the U.S. are suffering in a terrible economic vise. When do we stop wasting money on this futile war and start getting serious about getting American back on its feet?

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Congressman Accuses White House Of Putting Spin Above Science

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Updated with White House response. See below. A Democratic congressman on Tuesday released heavily-redacted documents suggesting that White House off...

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No Social Security Cuts in the State of the Union?

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Raul Grijalva, Keith Ellison, Social Security, Barack Obama, Moveon, Strengthen Social Security, Campaign for America's Future, Politics News

News that Obama won't cut Social Security is at the very least a temporary victory for all concerned, one that gives the public more time to make its voice heard. That's good news. But the fight is far from over.

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