Rubén Hinojosa

it is an honor to be able to close this debate on the higher education bill, one that is going to be one of the most meaningful pieces of legislation that I have participated in, together with our chairman, George Miller, and with our good…

As I said earlier, country songs foster an appreciation of the many important sacrifices made by soldiers serving in the Armed Forces. I want to share with our Members of the House that tomorrow, Tuesday, I will be accompanying Sergeant…

I rise in support of H.R. 1473, the Anthony DeJuan Boatwright Act. It is named in honor of Anthony DeJuan Boatwright who suffered a terrible tragedy at a licensed child care facility in Georgia. In the wake of her son's accident, Anthony's…

I first want to express my deepest condolences to all of the families who lost loved ones in yesterday's tragedy at Virginia Tech University. This horrific event has affected Americans all over this country and we all mourn for those who…

I rise to support H.R. 6138, the third extension of the Higher Education Act. Although I would prefer that we would consider a conference report to complete the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. I would like to thank the…

In my opinion, if the patient gives permission that that information be released, I have no problem with that.

I would like to hear Congresswoman Nancy Johnson's thoughts on being able to work with us on this amendment, because it is very important not only in South Texas, but throughout the country.

I join colleagues in paying a well- deserved tribute to Tim Friedman who is retiring after 30 years of distinguished service to this Congress. As Assistant Manager of the House Democratic Cloakroom, Tim has had the heavy responsibility of…

during rollcall vote No. 378 on July 18th I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay.''

on rollcall No. 364, had I been present, I would have voted ``nay.'' The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the resolution. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to have it.

recently, I held my Fifth Regional Leaders Issues Conference in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress. Over 140 of my constituents attended the conference, including: elected officials, presidents of universities, educators…

recently, I held my Fifth Regional Leaders Issues Conference in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress. Over 140 of my constituents attended the conference, including elected officials, presidents of universities, educators…

I am pleased to be able to give 3 minutes to a hardworking and a valued member of the Education and Workforce Committee and also a member of the Government Reform Committee, Congressman Kucinich from Cleveland, Ohio.

this week was supposed to finally have a vote on increasing the minimum wage for more than 7 million Americans. Unfortunately, it appears the Republican leadership is willing to delay a vote on the must-pass Labor-HHS appropriations bill…

May is Older Americans Month. Let us celebrate Older Americans Month by passing a budget that will promote their dignity and health. The once-per-decade White House Conference on Aging put reauthorization of the Older Americans Act at the…

on rollcall No. 160, had I been present, I would have voted ``nay.'' The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the resolution. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the noes appeared to have it. Recorded Vote

on rollcall No. 153, had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the resolution. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to have it. Recorded Vote…

this week, the business periodical INC.com named the McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr region in my congressional district in Texas as its second hottest mid-size metropolitan area in the country. When I first came to Congress nearly 10 years ago…

on rollcall No. 121 and rollcall No. 122, had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on 121 and ``yea'' on 122. ____________________

on rollcall No. 46, let the permanent Record reflect I intended to vote ``aye.''

I yield 6\1/2\ minutes to my friend and colleague from El Paso, Texas (Mr. Reyes), the author of this legislation.

I was delighted to participate in the discussion and debate on this legislation. I want to urge my colleagues to support and vote for H.R. 1790, the Child Medication Safety Act. Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I yield…

it is always a pleasure to work with Congressman Osborne, and I want to say that I think this piece of legislation is one that is going to be very beneficial. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr…

tomorrow the leadership of this House will bring up a budget reconciliation bill which makes cuts to Medicaid, food stamp programs for children, student loan aid programs that will force thousands of college students to leave school and…

I yield 3 minutes to my good friend and colleague from the great State of Illinois (Mr. Davis).