Political Quotes

“earlier this year, Robert Santos announced his resignation as the 26th Director of the U.S. Census Bureau, marking the end of his service as the first person of color and the first Latino in history to be confirmed by this body to head the Bureau. I rise today to recognize his extraordinary service to the American people, his unshakeable integrity, and his unwavering commitment to our democracy. Robert Luis Santos was born in San Antonio, TX--one of five children of two civil servants who worked at nearby Kelly Air Force Base. A proud third-generation Mexican American, Santos was raised in a predominantly Latino neighborhood on the northwest side of San Antonio. In 1969, the death of his older brother, U.S. Army Spc. Rene Santos, in the Vietnam war devastated the Santos family. But according to Santos, this tragedy and ultimate act of patriotism also inspired him to pursue his education and one day channel his brother's life and ``give back to the country.'' He went on to earn his bachelor's degree in mathematics from Trinity University in San Antonio and, later, his master's in statistics from the University of Michigan. After graduation, he set off on what would become an over 40-year- career as a highly respected statistician. In 2006, he became vice president and chief methodologist at the Urban Institute--a nonprofit research organization dedicated to American's upward mobility--a position he held for 15 years.…”