Hilda L. Solis

I rise in opposition to the Ose amendment to H.R. 10, and I refuse to play environmental politics with our national security. This amendment is nothing more than an extreme and unnecessary attempt to circumvent the ongoing approval and…

as Americans head to the polls in 4 weeks, we should ask ourselves, Are we better off now than we were 4 years ago? The answer lies in the facts, and the facts do not lie. Eight million people are looking for work and 1.4 million people…

since the Iraqi War started, nine soldiers have died in my district, all under the age of 30, and I attended some of their funerals. As of to date, 1,051 servicemen and women have been killed in Iraq, and more than 7,500 have been injured…

I rise today to mourn the victims of the attacks on American on September 11, 2001, and to celebrate the way Americans worked together to rise up from the ashes of the wreckage. In the 3 years since our soil was attacked, the service of…

let us clear the air. As President Bush crisscrosses the country touting the state of our economy, it is time for a reality check: 1.7 million jobs have been lost under this President's watch; 1.4 million people lost their health insurance…

last month's disappointing job creation numbers demonstrate that our colleagues on the other side of the aisle have a lot of work to do to help improve this economy. The economy only created 112,000 jobs last month, less than half of what…

tonight I rise to also share with my colleagues two incredibly important studies that greatly impact women all around this country. These reports published by the National Women's Law Center and the National Council of Research on Women…

tonight I rise to bring attention to how priorities of our hard-working American families are being crushed under this administration's policies. When President Bush first took office, he had a $236 billion budget surplus, there had been…

I raise my voice this morning in concern about the new Medicare prescription drug card that took effect yesterday. Last week, I visited numerous senior centers in my district to learn that many of those in my district are very confused…

I ask, Are we better off now than we were 4 years ago? Unfortunately, for people that I represent in the 32nd Congressional District, including the San Gabriel Valley in East Los Angeles, it is a resounding ``no.'' Nearly 20,000 people…

It is known as the Undocumented Alien Emergency Medical Assistance Amendments. That title is somewhat misleading because, in fact, what it requires is that our local hospitals turn into what I see as law enforcement agencies and INS…

for over a decade, Women's History Month has celebrated the achievements and accomplishments of women nationwide. The incredible contributions women have made in politics, science, art, and activism, demonstrate some of the revolutionary…

last week I met with the Esperanza Senior Citizen Club in City Terrace in East Los Angeles to discuss the new Medicare prescription drug law enacted last year. The seniors there had many, many questions. They asked me how the law will…

It has been one year since the brave men and women serving in the U.S. Armed Forces were ordered into Iraq. On a daily basis, these brave servicemembers are displaying tremendous patriotism and courage. They and their families have made…

Mr. Speaker, today I rise also in strong opposition to the so-called Unborn Victims of Violence Act. I am extremely disappointed that the issue of violence against women is being manipulated into a political tug of war. The bill recognizes…

tonight I rise in great disagreement with the funding priorities set forth by our President that was just unveiled a few days ago in his 2005 budget. Over and over again we hear that President Bush wants to create jobs, protect our…

tonight when President Bush begins to talk about the state of the Union, I hope that he includes remarks that will address the plight of the people that I represent in my district. On the economy, the President will probably talk about how…

here we go again. Last year, President Bush and the Republican Congress refused to extend unemployment insurance before it expired, leaving millions out in the cold. This year, they are, again, showing little interest in providing relief…

in 1965, Congress created Medicare and promised seniors that after a lifetime of working and paying into the system they would have access to health care coverage during their retirement years, regardless of where they live, their age or…

Today I rise to acknowledge a tremendous achievement in the efforts to address racial and ethnic health disparities in this country. With the dedication of the gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands (Mrs. Christensen), the gentleman from…

when I travel home to Los Angeles County, the people ask me, where are the jobs? Where are the extended unemployment insurance benefits? When we look at this chart, we can see that since January of 2001 we have not made any progress. In…

I rise today before you to tell you about a very moving experience I had this weekend. I traveled to the city of Ciudad Juarez in Mexico on a fact-finding mission with three other Members of Congress. Over 300 young women between the ages…

today I rise also in strong support of our men and women who currently serve us with their uniforms that they so proudly wear in Iraq and Afghanistan, but I also have serious concerns about the President's supplemental request. The…

I rise in support of H.R. 1284, which amends the San Gabriel Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992. This bill will increase the Federal cost share for the San Gabriel Basin groundwater cleanup project. During the…

I am also a proud member of the working group, the Cuban working group that was established almost 2 years ago, and I have to tell my colleagues, as someone from California, I am on the other side of the country, but I know that many in my…