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I am proud to rise today in recognition of the 80th anniversary of Cathedral High School located in my district in El Paso, Texas. Since Cathedral High School opened its doors with a faculty of four LaSallian brothers in 1925, it has woven…
our country is once again devastated by a tragedy and our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and families who have been affected. I would like to wish the best to the Members of this House and their staffs from the affected areas…
, I rise in strong support of the Butterfield Amendment, which would add $2 million to the USDA's Small Farmer Outreach Training and Technical Assistance Program. As a young man growing up in the El Paso Upper Valley Community of…
we have been in contact with border patrol agents that currently are telling us that they are demoralized. Because if you are an other-than-Mexican undocumented individual, you can come in. We have instances where they are actually…
It is even rarer for a man to be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with his heroes as a fellow community leader. While serving as Border Patrol Sector Chief for the McAllen, Texas sector, however, I had that chance. Today, we are…
the citizens of EI Paso, Texas join with Catholics and people of faith and compassion around the world in expressing their profound grief at the death of a great man, Pope John Paul II. I am grateful to have the opportunity to join with my…
This motion to recommit provides for restrictions on the information contained in the national database. This bill as it stands requires that the database shall contain at a minimum all information contained on the driver's licenses as…
like people everywhere, I mourn the devastation and loss of life caused by the massive tsunami in South Asia. The enormity of the disaster is staggering and I extend my condolences to those around the world touched by this tragedy. My…
I have been a member of the Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for nearly 4 years now. Through that subcommittee's work, I have focused on the issue of strengthening our…
I want to ask and urge my colleagues to vote against this rule so that military families across the country can receive improved housing that they so desperately need and so much deserve. At a time when our men and women in uniform and…
Mr. Speaker, it is a sad day today. I do not know if anybody else is as ashamed as I am that we are going through this kind of a process. When I think back at the times I have visited Iraq, five times that I have visited in Iraq, and I sit…
in closing I would like to remind our colleagues that Members on both sides of the aisle were exasperated many, many times because if we did not ask the right question or just the exact question, we were not provided the information that…
Mr. Chairman, there is much that we expect from our military, from our intelligence personnel, and from our civilian employees in what we call this war on terrorism. We all take a great deal of pride in their work, their professionalism…
I am proud of the job that our men and women are doing in the war against terrorism, whether they are in the military, whether they are in the intelligence community or civilians. But to me, today, the issue is about oversight and about…
I rise to express my sorrow on the passing of President Ronald Reagan. I had the privilege of meeting President Reagan twice--once when I participated in a G.I. Forum event in El Paso, TX, honoring veterans, and the other time while I was…
I am somewhat disappointed, Mr. Chairman, that even though the bill contains $10 billion for various ballistic missile defense programs, no amendment was made in order to allow for legitimate debate and a vote on important policy issues…
I am here to support and endorse this bill to congratulate the Air Force Academy. The academy, I think, symbolizes the best that this country has to offer through its national defense and its military. I also, if I could, would like to…
I rise this afternoon on behalf of military families. I am particularly concerned today that the current statutory cap on the housing privatization will hurt our military families because this cap will be reached by November of this year…
on October 13, 2003, America was saddened by the death of Willie Shoemaker at the age of 72. Born in Fabens, TX, which I represent, Shoemaker has truly been an inspiration to his family and his community alike. Arguably the most successful…
I have a long been a strong advocate for an affordable, comprehensive Medicare prescription drug benefit, but I am opposed to this bill. I am opposed because the bill before us tonight would harm, rather than help, more than 77,000…
I traveled in Iraq in May of this year to observe the situation firsthand and to see how our soldiers were fairing in the aftermath of major combat operations. The situation was still tense back then, and today I think it is even worse. I…
Mr. Chairman, tomorrow we will vote on spending $86.9 billion of America's taxpayers' hard-earned money on our on-going military operations and reconstruction in Iraq and Afghanistan. This massive request for supplemental funds brings…
On July 27th, America mourned the loss of one of its greatest citizens when Bob Hope passed away at the age of 100. Our Nation came to know Bob Hope for his great career that spanned stage, screen, and radio. But it was his unrivaled…
I am pleased to bring my colleagues' attention to one provision in the Homeland Security Appropriations Conference Report on non-intrusive inspection technology. The conference report directs Customs and Border Protection to accelerate its…
So perhaps I can clarify for my colleague here that one of the ways that we judge ourselves as a Nation is not about talking about today's heroes, but how we take care of yesterday's heroes. Cutting back veterans benefits is certainly not…
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