Ranking Member Grijalva and Rep. Huffman sent a letter to Jay Clayton, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), urging him to investigate credible accusations that Facebook has been used to perpetrate illegal wildlife trafficking worth tens of millions of dollars.… Continue Reading

05.04.18

Grijalva and Carper Letter to Zinke on Endangered Species Act Changes

Ranking Member Grijalva and Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on proposed Endangered Species Act policy changes.… Continue Reading

04.20.18

Pacific Northwest Businesses Letter Opposing HR 3144

The 140 undersigned businesses and business associations that represent commercial and recreational salmon fishermen and related businesses, guiding and outdoor retail businesses and restaurants and food industries based in the Pacific Northwest, wrote to Members of Congress to oppose H.R. 3144.… Continue Reading

03.13.18

55 Democrats Demand Answers on Interior's Elephant Trophy Decision

House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) and 53 House Democrats sent a letter to Secretary Ryan Zinke on the Trump administration's recent announcement that the Department of the Interior's (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will now consider all permits for importing elephant and lion carcasses into the country on a case-by-case basis. This move removes all transparency, allows more trophy imports into the United States, and f… Continue Reading

11.21.17

Grijalva Letter to Army Corps of Engineers on Bayou Bridge Pipeline EIS

Ranking Member Grijalva writes to Lt. General Todd Semonite, head of the Army Corps of Engineers, about the need for an environmental impact statement before approval of the Bayou Bridge Pipeline in Louisiana.… Continue Reading

10.12.17

Ranking Members Request Committees Consider Border Wall Bill Through Regular Order Oct. 12

The ranking members of six House committees write to their Republican counterparts and Speaker Paul Ryan urging "regular order" and full committee consideration of H.R. 3548, the Republican bill to authorize the destructive, unnecessary expansion of the border wall.… Continue Reading

09.21.17

Grijalva Letter to Gustafson on Carlos Rafael Prosecution Sept. 21 2017

09.21.17

Grijalva Letter to Ross and Sessions on Carlos Rafael Prosecution Sept. 21 2017

05.18.17

Grijalva Letter to Zinke on Grizzly Bears

Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva sent a letter to Secretary Zinke stating his opposition to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to remove endangered species protections for Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) grizzly bears.… Continue Reading

03.29.17

Grijalva Letter to Zinke on FWS Congressional Liaison Silence March 29

A letter from Ranking Member Grijalva to Interior Secretary Zinke on March 29, 2017, urging him to reverse a gag order on the Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs. The Office told Democratic staff in the course of preparing for a hearing on the Endangered Species Act that it could not answer questions about the hearing or related issues because no administration witness would be testifying.… Continue Reading

12.07.16

Dec. 7 Letter to Secretary Jewell on Maintaining Red Wolf Recovery Efforts

A Dec. 7, 2016, letter to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on the need to maintain successful red wolf recovery program rather than bowing to pressure from a small number of vocal landowners to abandon recovery efforts.… Continue Reading

09.27.16

Grijalva Letter to FWS Director Dan Ashe on Grizzly Delisting in Yellowstone Region Sept. 27

A Sept. 27, 2016, letter from Ranking Member Grijalva to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service DIrector Dan Ashe highlighting problems with FWS' proposal to remove Endangered Species Act protections from the grizzly bear population in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.… Continue Reading

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