Letters
Grijalva Letter to Zinke on Deploying NPS Park Police to Mexican Border
Ranking Rember Grijalva sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke pressing him for information on Zinke's recently announced decision to send National Park Police personnel to the U.S.-Mexico border as part of President Trump's ill-defined and poorly thought-out border security efforts.… 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
04.24.18
Grijalva, Huffman, Cantwell and Merkley Letter to Zinke on Beaufort Sea Drilling
Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), led a Democratic letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke calling on him to stop preparations for a potential 2019 oil and gas lease sale in Alaska's Beaufort Sea.… 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
04.19.18
Grijalva Cummings Letter to DOI Inspector General on Zinke Use of Personal Email April 19 2018
04.19.18
Democrats Condemn Opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to Drilling
Ranking MemberGrijalva sent a letter with eight House Democratic colleagues to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke questioning the haste with which the Department of the Interior (DOI) is moving the country closer to drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The letter highlights tomorrow's expected announcement in the Federal Register - publicized this morning - that DOI is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to allow drilling in the Refuge.… Continue Reading
04.16.18
DOI Inspector General Looks into Zinke's use of Chartered Planes
The Department of the Interior Inspector General Mary Kendall sent a letter to Ranking Member Grijalva and Rep. McEachin on her investigation into Secretary Zinke's use of chartered planes.… Continue Reading
04.12.18
Grijalva Letter to Zinke on Vetting Process for DOI Political Appointees
Following several embarrassing instances of racist and conspiratorial statements by Trump administration Inteior Department officials, Ranking Member Grijalva writes to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke requesting information on DOI's vetting process for political appointees.… Continue Reading
04.12.18
Grijalva Calls for a Hearing on the DOI Reassignment Process
In response to the Department of the Interior's (DOI) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report that concluded that the reassignments at DOI were for purely political reasons to punish employees that work on climate change or conservation, Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva sent a letter to Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) to request an oversight hearing on the real reasons for the reassignments.… Continue Reading
04.06.18
Grijalva Says the Puerto Rico Oversight Board's Push for Deep Budget Cuts Will Lead to Immediate Pain for the People Living on the Island
Ranking Member Grijalva wrote a letter to the Chairman of the Financial Oversight and Management Board of Puerto Rico to condemn the Oversight Board for insisting that the Governor of Puerto Rico include additional extreme austerity measures.… Continue Reading
04.05.18
Grijalva and McEachin Letter Requesting OSC Investigation of Zinke Politicking in Florida
Reps. Grijalva and McEachin request an Office of Special Counsel investigation of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's potentially illegal campaign activities while on duty during a trip to Florida. This letter was sent April 5, 2018.… Continue Reading
04.05.18
Democratic Letter to DOI IG on Manipulating NPS Climate Change Report
A letter from Reps. Grijalva, Tsongas, McEachin, Beyer and Lowenthal requesting an Interior Department inspector general investigation of the removal of information about human climate impacts from a report commissioned by the National Park Service. This letter was sent April 5, 2018.… Continue Reading
03.29.18
Grijalva, Lowenthal and McEachin Demand a Hearing on Secretary Zinke’s Inconsistent Statements on Offshore Drilling Plan
In response to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's contradictory statements on the development of the offshore oil and gas leasing program, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Ranking Member Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.) and Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member A. Donald McEachin (D-Va.) sent a letter to Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) requesting a full committee hearing on the development of the… Continue Reading
03.26.18
Letter to Zinke on Lease Sale and Royalties
Due to the underwhelming response by the oil and gas industry to the recent Department of the Interior (DOI) Gulf of Mexico offshore oil and gas lease sale, Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to call him out for pushing forward energy policies that are harmful to the environment and economy. Grijalva is requesting additional information on DOI budget priorities and is asking that the recent weak lease sales not be used as an excuse to … Continue Reading
03.15.18
Veterans, the Disabled and Elderly Oppose Zinke's Proposed National Park Fee Hike
Ranking Member Grijalva submitted for the record statements from veterans, the elderly and people with disabilities responding to Secretary Zinke's remarks that these communities should no longer be offered a discounted rate to visit our National Parks. The following groups submitted letters: Vietnam Veterans of America and their 81,000 members that have served in active duty in Vietnam American Veterans, AMVETS, the nation's most inclusive Congressionally-charted veterans service organizati… Continue Reading
03.15.18
Letter From Secretary Zinke to Chairman Bishop on Non-Commercial Travel
The Department of the Interior sent a letter to Chairman Bishop clarifying questions raised about Secretary Zinke's use of non-commercial flights.… 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
03.07.18
Grijalva and McEachin Letter Requesting OSC Investigation of Zinke AML Announcements
Ranking Member Grijalva and Rep. McEachin sent a letter to the Department of the Interior Special Counsel to request an investigation into whether Secretary Zinke violated the Hatch Act when he used taxpayer funds to announce funding for coal mine reclamation at a site one mile away from the boundary of the 18th District of Pennsylvania. A special Congressional election took place in the District less than three weeks after the announcement was made.… Continue Reading
03.06.18
Grijalva Letter to Zinke Requesting Quarterly Meeting with Committee Democrats
Ranking Member Grijalva sent a letter to request that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke hold his overdue quarterly meeting with Committee Democrats. At a hearing in June 2017, Zinke offered to hold quarterly meetings with Members and staff to discuss Democratic priorities. Grijalva states that this next meeting should focus on the devastating cuts in the proposed FY 2019 Interior budget.… Continue Reading
02.28.18