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Fifty-three years ago, a 6-year-old boy was sent to school by his parents. I was born on a farm, and in Texas one has to go to school when they are 6 years old. The problem was that we only spoke Spanish in my house. So about 10 other kids…
I rise in support of H.R. 2799, the bill providing appropriations for the Department of Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary. As you know, Mr. Chairman, I represent a district that lies along the U.S.-Mexico border. For many years…
Mr. Speaker, this morning I rise in strong support of H.R. 2799, the bill providing appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary. Mr. Speaker, I represent a district that lies along the U.S.-Mexican…
As the gentleman from North Carolina (Chairman Taylor) knows, in my congressional district of El Paso, Texas, we are fortunate to have a unit of the National Park Service, the Chamizal National Memorial. The Chamizal commemorates the…
today I sought to offer an amendment that would have increased funding for dislocated worker employment and training programs under H.R. 2660, the FY 2004 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill by $88 million…
H.R. 2417 expresses, among other things, the committee's deep and longstanding concern about the lack of progress made by the intelligence community in diversifying its workforce, especially in the senior ranks and the core mission areas…
Mr. Chairman, the vast majority of border crossings are made for legitimate purposes. As we seek to secure our borders, we cannot afford to strangle them. With 22 percent of our Nation's exports and imports crossing our land borders, we…
I rise in support of H.R. 1460. The provisions of this legislation remove barriers to small business ownership for veterans. H.R. 1460 allows veterans to use their education benefits to pay for non-degree or non-credit courses of…
I am proud to be here to rise in strong support of the National Defense Authorization Act. While I am concerned that this bill contains a few very dangerous provisions, especially related to civil service reform, I believe that this bill…
Mr. Chairman, in closing, let me clear the record. When the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goode) talks about the young man that fired off at the Marines, he did not know what he was firing at. They were operating in a covert and camouflaged…
Mr. Speaker, I stand today before the House not only as a Member of Congress but as a former member of the United States Armed Forces, and also as a proud citizen of this great country of ours. As we all know too well, our country is…
As we speak and assemble on the floor of the House tonight, young men and women of our Armed Forces are ready to pay the ultimate sacrifice in the service of our Nation. Indeed, 12 American and four British soldiers died when their U.S…
I am proud to support the members of our Nation's armed services and vote for the Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act that recognizes their contributions to our Nation and our freedom. The men and women of the Armed Forces, more than any other…
the Congress, the State of Minnesota, and the nation tragically lost a great public servant. The sudden death of Senator Paul Wellstone, his wife Sheila, daughter Marcia, three staffers, and two pilots in an airplane crash last month…
this House, the State of Hawaii, and the nation lost a powerful figure on Saturday. Sadly, our colleague, Congresswoman Patsy Mink, passed away in her home state of Hawaii. My condolences, thoughts and prayers are with her family and…
I want to offer my personal experience. Back in 1969 when I first joined the Border Patrol as a young officer freshly out of the military after spending 13 months in Vietnam, I went to a station where I was only one of three Latinos. And…
I am pleased that we will again be increasing the monthly benefit paid to disabled veterans and their survivors according to increases in the consumer price index. We must never allow the value of compensation paid to our Nation's veterans…
I thank Chairman Smith, Democratic Ranking Member Evans, and the Chairman of our Subcommittee, Mike Simpson, for their work on H.R. 4015. This bill is the product of a lot of hard work by our present Benefits Subcommittee as well as its…
I would ask him, since when is hunger a good thing? Since when is the fact that there are children going to bed hungry and going to school hungry a good thing for this country? It goes contrary to everything that we stand for. But today…
I am appalled that this motion is offered, given the bipartisan support to restore food stamp benefits to legal permanent residents. I am, however, not surprised that there are some still in this House who continue their anti-immigrant…
I rise in support of H.R. 2716, the Homeless Veterans Comprehensive Assistance Act of 2001. I want to thank the chairman of the full committee, the gentleman from New Jersey; and our ranking member, the gentleman from Illinois, for…
I have said all along that we need to federalize and professionalize airport baggage screening. With Federal employees conducting the screening, we will greatly improve the quality of the screening process. Baggage screeners play a…
I would like to commend the House leadership for bringing House Concurrent Resolution 90 onto the floor today. This bill, offered by my colleague and former chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Jose Serrano, would authorize the…
during this difficult period in our Nation's history, the Members of this Congress, like Americans all across this country and like many people around the world, have grieved the loss of many lives taken by the evil acts of enemies of our…
I am here this afternoon, Madam Chair, because I spent a whole career on the border between the United States and Mexico, so I know and understand the frustrations that we face as a country about controlling and doing a better job, and…
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