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Rubén Gallego is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Arizona's 7th congressional district since January 6, 2015. Born on November 20, 1979, he has focused on issues such as veterans' affairs, immigration reform, and education during his time in office. Gallego, a former Marine, has been an advocate for military families and has worked to improve access to healthcare for veterans. He has also been involved in efforts to address gun violence and climate change.
Mr. Speaker, I am sure every Member of Congress thinks that his or her district is the most beautiful, the most unique of all, but the 23rd District in Texas is about 24 percent of the land area of Texas--it is a huge, huge area. I would…
Mr. Speaker, I couldn't let the first week in Congress go by without taking a moment to congratulate Grandfalls-Royalty. Grandfalls-Royalty is one of the smallest public schools in Texas, with a student head count of about 27 kids. They…
Mr. Speaker, I rise on this first day of our 2014 session to pay tribute to a husband, a father, a son, and a San Antonian. Bobby Deckard was a San Antonio police officer who died on Friday, December 20. He had come in on his day off to…
Madam Speaker, I rise in support of Mr. Maloney's motion and to underscore the importance of the safety of dams. I would like to talk for a moment about a small town in which I grew up in west Texas. I heard often the story of a fateful …
I thank the gentleman from Colorado for yielding. Madam Speaker, thank you so much for the opportunity to speak. This past Veterans Day, I had the opportunity to recognize and to thank those who served in the military with a duty to defend…
Thank you so much. I appreciate very much, Congressman Green, your leadership on this issue. It is incredibly important. As I listened to Congressman Murphy and others talk on this issue, and you realize that one out of every three women…
Thank you for yielding. We were visited today by a group called Bibles, Badges and Business. One of the Bible passages which was quoted to me today is in the Gospel according to St. Matthew, in which he talks about, I was hungry, and you…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the late Billy ``Bubba'' Kennedy, a deputy sheriff who was killed last night out in west Texas. A committed peace officer of 14 years, he was killed in the line of duty at only 38 years old. A graduate…
Mr. Speaker, Ronald Reagan told a story many years ago about a little boy who encountered a pile of manure and was very excited because he thought there might be a pony in there somewhere. And the truth is that a lot of people across the…
Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 15-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by 5-minute votes on…
Mr. Speaker, Members, we all know the rule that this motion doesn't kill the bill or send it back to committee. It just adds an amendment before proceeding to final passage. There's a lot of confusion even here as the debate goes back and…
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