A few people I have been talking to have been looking at the budget proposal that John Munger has put forward. There are many things in there to object to, and some that are just plain silly. For example, he believes that $600,000,000 can be generated over two years by taking the money raised by [...]
The latest press release from Raúl Grijalva after the jump:
Talk has been that toy donations to local charities are down this year. You can do your bit to help. Raúl Grijalva is having his annual toy drive. He’s asking people to bring new, unwrapped toys to El Casino Ballroom (437 E 26th St, South Tucson) tonight at 8:00.
Next Thursday is the annual toy wrapping [...]
Ruben Gallego’s campaign is set to announce an honorary chair: United Farm Workers co-Founder Dolores Huerta.
This is not the first time Huerta has gotten involved in Arizona politics: she came to Arizona to campaign for Raúl Grijalva and often comes to our state for Cesár Chávez holiday events. She also makes frequent visits to local [...]
The all important quarterfinal has been set in the World Cup of Arizona Politics. Voting closes at noon tomorrow.
We’ve got liberal icon Mo Udall against chair of the progressive caucus Raúl Grijalva in the first match. Be very afraid on that one. Another interesting match is Arizona’s first woman in congress, Isabella Greenway, against conservative [...]
America’s Finest News Source has given mention to Southern Arizona’s two congressional representatives.
One note I need to make, however. I contacted Raúl Grijalva aide Natalie Luna and she confirmed that Grijalva does not drive a Buick LaSabre but a Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid.
There is an article in this morning’s Roll Call entitled “Grijalva: Enforcer for House Progressives.” Money paragraph:
An earthy, rumpled former social worker and community activist from Tucson who didn’t get a college degree until he was 39, Grijalva seems better suited to talk to House leaders and less liberal colleagues than some of his fellow [...]
An R-Cubed senior correspondent reports that in conjunction with Michelle Bachman’s “Superbowl of Freedom” in Washington, a single protestor showed up at Raúl Grijalva’s district office in Tucson with a sign that said “Grijalva = Communism”. He got bored after ten minutes and left.
Quoth our senior correspondent: “I guess he didn’t feel that strongly about [...]
TPM reports that our man Raúl Grijalva was not present at the “unveiling” of the health care bill, but that he is pushing for an amendment to give it a stronger public option. Grijalva’s statement to Brian Beutler of TPM:
I am not rolling over. I will insist on a Medicare-plus-five amendment on the Floor so [...]
Statement from Raúl Grijalva on the health care bill that passed the Senate Finance Committee yesterday:
The Senate Finance Committee Bill does not address the most pressing health care issues facing Americans today. Most importantly, it does not offer a public option to compete with the insurance companies, which an overwhelming majority of voters are calling [...]
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