Vicente Gonzalez

I thank my colleague from New Jersey, and I appreciate his words of encouragement here to address what is going on in this country as we speak. As a matter of fact, there are other laws that are awaiting legislative action in different…

I thank my colleague from Florida. At this time, I yield to a dear friend and colleague who is also from the great State of Florida, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, for such time as she may consume.

I thank my colleague from Florida. At this time, Mr. Speaker, I would like to enter into colloquy with my colleagues from Florida and New Jersey. I guess I'm just going to pose the question: So what if just a few people are denied access…

And we've already touched on estimates of how millions of eligible American citizen voters don't have a current State-issued ID. The number is in the millions. And in Florida, it was less than 600 votes. I don't know the experience in New…

First of all, I extend my thanks to my colleague from Illinois for joining me in cosponsoring what I believe is a very important amendment. We offered this amendment because we have concerns with EPA's intent to proceed with a tier 3…

First of all, I would like to address some of the remarks made by the proponents of this particular bill. First, I know it was not intentional to mischaracterize the words of Mr. Hoyer. He did not state that the EAC should have an eternal…

I yield 2 minutes to my colleague from the great State of Texas, Ms. Sheila Jackson Lee.

At this time I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the distinguished Democratic whip who was instrumental in a bipartisan effort to actually pass, a few years ago, the Help America Vote Act.

At the heart of the Republicans' budget proposal is the thought, ``the number of makers diminishes and the number of takers grows.'' As a result, our government, economy and country will collapse. Forget about the impoverished view that…

I am from San Antonio, and in my hometown, about a year and a half ago, a convenience store owner was murdered by a robber. The brother of the slain owner observed that both his brother and the murderer got up that same morning and made…

--and of course I hope that we do have a vote on the DREAM Act--but this is really a plea to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to prove a former official and spokesman for the Bush administration wrong. Michael Gerson wrote…

I, too, rise along with my colleague from Texas to protect the integrity of this House. I just simply want to do it in a different manner than the wording that is reflected in this resolution, which is not there. And it is not just. And I…

On February 12, the Committee on House Administration unanimously recommended dismissal of the election contest relating to the 13th Congressional District of Florida. The late chairwoman, Juanita Millender-McDonald, established a task…

I have known Dean for a number of years, and we share a passion for the Spurs and he's homegrown, San Antonio. And Dean will tell you the story that his interest in politics was a result of watching my father, the late Henry B. Gonzalez…

I'm glad that the chairman of the committee pointed out that this is an ongoing issue. In 2004, 2007, when it was requested, it may have been denied, but in San Antonio, we've had such a rash of accidents for the past 5 years that finally…

Thank you very much, Mr. Baca. There is another individual that I want to recognize tonight, an extraordinary individual from an extraordinary family. This is Specialist Rodrigo Gonzalez-Garza. He comes from San Antonio. He died on…

I welcome this opportunity today to rise and speak on a subject that has been conspicuously absent from legislative debate over the issue of immigration reform. Over the length of this debate, the proponents of the enforcement-only…

I want to express my thanks of course to my colleague Ciro Rodriguez, my neighbor and fellow San Antonian for his great service in this Congress and, of course, as past chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. I first would like to…

I would like to establish a ground rule for all my colleagues, and that is, regardless of how you vote on this resolution, no one will question your patriotism. If we can just start with that benchmark, I think we will have a higher degree…

I thank my dear friend Mr. Hinojosa, my colleague from Texas, for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I sincerely thank my colleagues on the Education and Workforce Committee, especially Chairman McKeon and Ranking Member George Miller, who was here…

in 1965 when the Voting Rights Act was first passed, Martin Luther King said, ``This represents a shining moment in the conscience of man.'' What a wonderful opportunity for Democrats and Republicans to come together and reignite that…

first of all, the advocates for this amendment claim this amendment is about consumers, the little guy. Countless of bloggers have written all Members of Congress in fear if this amendment does not pass, they will no longer be free to…

I want to briefly recognize the work the subcommittee has done in providing $2.3 million for the San Antonio Channel Improvements Project. This money will provide the first installment of a multiyear construction effort to expand the…

as we consider the conference report for H.R. 3, I would like to express my appreciation to the Chairman and Ranking Member for their work on this important piece of legislation, and in particular, I would like to recognize the inclusion…

on rollcall Nos. 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, and 368, had I been present, I would have voted ``yes'' on 363, 364, and 368, and ``no'' on 365, 366 and 367. ____________________