Roland Gutierrez

It is a preposterous solution and we have been hearing these types of solutions year after year, session after session, tragedy after tragedy.

My Republican colleagues in the legislature have made it more and more difficult at times. You know, while we`re not here to politicize this issue, we`re very sad for everybody. But at some point, we have policymakers have to create…

more than 21,000 foreign-born men and women currently serve on active duty, willing to die in defense of our Nation. U.S. Navy Second Class Petty Officer Eduardo Gonzalez is one of these brave men, a naturalized U.S. citizen who has served…

I rise today to affirm my strong support for H.R. 800, the Employee Free Choice Act. I would like to thank my colleague, Chairman George Miller, for introducing this important legislation to ensure that workers have the light to organize a…

I urge the House pass H.R. 392, a bipartisan bill introduced by the distinguished gentlelady from Washington, D.C., Ms. Holmes Norton. This legislation simply extends the very popular quarter coin bill to honor the District of Columbia…

I will. I believe I have. I want to do exactly the same thing. Members on this side of the aisle want to do exactly the same things, and we can agree on them. Let's sit down at a table. Let's do it in a comprehensive manner. Mr Speaker…

here we go again. More piecemeal proposals. More tired, old, narrow, short-sighted policies of the past. I think we should let the people around the country who are watching and listening to this debate know that they are not watching a…

I would argue that it is germane to the bill. When you take the whole bill subject to consideration, and we look at representing a number of different immigration reform proposals, and my sections address those same exact matters. All day…

Well, it seems to me that it is germane, Mr. Speaker. We have heard on repeated occasions that what we are considering is the first step. We have heard that repeatedly here today. We have other bills, and simply what my motion to recommit…

on account of official business in my district, I missed votes in this Chamber today. I would like the Record to show that, had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall votes 384, 387, and 388. I would have voted ``no'' on…

I was ill today and, therefore, missed votes in this chamber. I would like the record to show that, had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall 19 and ``nay'' on rollcall vote 20. ____________________

I am very proud of the committee print of H.R. 1461, legislation designed to improve the regulatory structure of the Government Sponsored Enterprises, GSEs. I am pleased that two amendments I offered at markup are part of the bill. One of…