Rubén Hinojosa

on rollcall No. 428, had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Flake The CHAIRMAN. The pending business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona (Mr…

on June 18, this nation lost a true patriot when James Jarrell ``Jake'' Pickle passed away. Congressman Jake Pickle was truly dedicated to his country, the state of Texas he loved so much, and to the constituents he served so dutifully. In…

I was delayed in my district attending a very important Base Realignment and Closure Commission hearing of critical importance to my constituents. Had I been here, I would have voted ``yes'' on rollcalls 363, 364, 368 and ``no'' on…

on rollcall No. 369, had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' ____________________

on rollcall No. 342, I inadvertently voted ``yes'' (by mistake) I wanted to vote ``no''. Please show me voting ``no'' on the Herseth amendment. Amendment Offered by Ms. Hooley The CHAIRMAN. The pending business is the demand for a recorded…

on rollcall No. 329, had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' Amendment Offered by Mr. Beauprez The CHAIRMAN. The pending business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Colorado (Mr…

I would accept that. If the gentleman from Texas will accept the amendment, I will.

I offer amendment No. 4 on behalf of the gentleman from California (Mr. Baca). The Acting CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Amendment No. 4 offered by Mr. Hinojosa: Under the heading…

on rollcall No. 234, had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' personal explanation

I rise in support of H.R. 540, a bill that will authorize a variety of water projects including several in my congressional district. I want to thank Chairman Pombo and Ranking Member Rahall for including my legislation, H.R. 386, in this…

the chairman is correct. The Department already collects this data and would be able to highlight this information in its annual report to Congress with very little additional work. It is simply a matter of clearly communicating to the…

I wanted to come before the House of Representatives to pay tribute to fallen heroes. My south Texas district is again mourning the loss of three more such heroes, Sergeant Juan Calderon, Jr., Specialist Tomas Garces, and Specialist Mark…

I rise as a cosponsor and a strong supporter of H.R. 3574, the Stock Option Accounting Reform Act. Stock options are extremely important to America's economic growth. They allow companies, particularly start-ups, to recruit and retain…

I rise today, as I did a year ago, in strong opposition to the gentleman from Colorado's (Mr. Tancredo) amendment. I hope that the Tancredo amendment will be ruled nongermane. I felt obligated as an American to come to the House floor to…

I do not object to the three higher education bills under consideration today. In fact, this body passed these bills with broad bipartisan support last year, and I voted for all three of them. I do object, however, to our wasting time…

today we are setting aside a special time to pay tribute to fallen heroes. My South Texas district is mourning the loss of three such heroes, Pfc. Dustin Sekula, Sgt. Christopher Ramirez and Sgt. John Wayne Russell. These three men were…

I rise in support of H.R. 2420, the Mutual Fund Integrity and Fee Transparency Act of 2003. I agreed to cosponsor this legislation which emphasizes integrity and values in the securities industry. I will vote for this bill today. However…

I want to summarize my comments and say that this bill provides for the extension and expansion of a program to verify if employees are legally authorized to work in the U.S. But we have Representatives on both sides of the aisle who…

I disagree with the gentleman, and for the first time since I have been in Congress do I agree with the organizations called Americans for Tax Reform and the American Conservative Union. In their report to H.R. 2359, they say that the…

I would like to also express my appreciation for the way in which the gentleman conducted the hearing that we had here in Washington, wherein you brought in experts to show us the great demand that there is for programs and for classes and…

today is Patriot Day, so designated by a law enacted by this Congress in October 2001, that calls on the people of the United States to observe a moment of silence in honor of those who lost their lives that terrible day. It is a day of…

this week we will consider legislation that is of critical importance to our Nation's future, the reauthorization of Head Start. This legislation is a top priority for me and for all of my colleagues in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus…

we will never be able to close the achievement gap in education with the funding levels we see in this appropriations bill. I applaud the efforts of the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Committee and Subcommittee. They truly have done…

I believe that H.R. 221 is a step in the right direction. It builds on the improvements made to teacher preparation programs in the 1998 amendments to the Higher Education Act and provides a much needed focus on preparing a diverse teacher…

I commend the committee leadership in both Chambers for bringing forth this agreement, which represents a bipartisan, bicameral effort to protect children. As with the Amber Alert legislation, and the Runaway, Homeless and Missing Children…