Newsmakers
Representative Raul Grijalva
2016-05-01T10:00:13-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNjIzXC8yMDE2MDUwMTEwMDIyNTAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Representative Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) talked about about the 2016 presidential race. Co-chair of the Progressive Caucus, he was the first member of Congress to endorse Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT). He talked about Senator Sanders’s run for the presidency and his belief that Senator Sanders should continue his campaign despite Hillary Clinton’s lead and Senator Sanders laying off hundreds of staff during the week. He also discussed how progressives' views should be addressed at the Democratic Convention. Other topics included the Puerto Rican debt crisis. Representative Grijalva was the ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, which was addressing Puerto Rico’s economic issues. After the interview the reporters discussed his responses with the host.
Representative Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) talked about about the 2016 presidential race. Co-chair of the Progressive Caucus, he was the first memb…
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Representative Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) talked about about the 2016 presidential race. Co-chair of the Progressive Caucus, he was the first member of Congress to endorse Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT). He talked about Senator Sanders’s run for the presidency and his belief that Senator Sanders should continue his campaign despite Hillary Clinton’s lead and Senator Sanders laying off hundreds of staff during the week. He also discussed how progressives' views should be addressed at the Democratic Convention. Other topics included the Puerto Rican debt crisis. Representative Grijalva was the ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, which was addressing Puerto Rico’s economic issues. After the interview the reporters discussed his responses with the host. close
Representative Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) talked about about the 2016 presidential race. Co-chair of the Progressive Caucus, he was the first memb… read more
Representative Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) talked about about the 2016 presidential race. Co-chair of the Progressive Caucus, he was the first member of Congress to endorse Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT). He talked about Senator Sanders’s run for the presidency and his belief that Senator Sanders should continue his campaign despite Hillary Clinton’s lead and Senator Sanders laying off hundreds of staff during the week. He also discussed how progressives' views should be addressed at the Democratic Convention. Other topics included the Puerto Rican debt crisis. Representative Grijalva was the ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, which was addressing Puerto Rico’s economic issues. After the interview the reporters discussed his responses with the host. close
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