Solomon Ortiz Quotes

I Worked With The March Of Dimes To Enact Legislation For A National Birth Defects Prevention Program To Provide Surveillance, Research And Preventive Services Aimed At Reducing The Rate Of Birth Defects.

Education Should Be One Of Our Top Funding Priorities; Talking About It Does Not Help The Teachers And Students Who Desperately Need Promises Fulfilled.

It Matters Not What Your Individual Position Is On Either War We Are Currently Prosecuting - In Iraq Or Afghanistan - Certainly We Can All Agree Protesting At Military Funerals Is A Cruel And Unnecessary Hardship On Our Military Families During Their Most Difficult Hour.

In Fact, In 2002, The Secretary Of Defense Authorized Such Support On A Reimbursable Basis To Organizations Formerly Components Of The Department Of Justice And Department Of The Treasury And Currently Components Of The Department Of Homeland Security.

Over The Last Five Years, The Administration And The Majority In Congress Have Appropriated Less Than $900 Million For Port Security Grants - Despite The Coast Guard's Determination That $5.4 Billion Is Needed Over 10 Years.

Small Businesses Drive This Economy And It Is Unacceptable That The President's Budget Proposal Does Not Give Them The Tools They Need To Be Successful.

The Peace Corps Is An Outstanding Organization That Promotes Peace Through Helping Countless Individuals Who Want To Help Build A Better Life For The Community In Which They Serve.

This Congress Has Promised All Manner Of Border Security And Port Security To The Tune Of Billions Of Dollars... Yet We Have - To Date - Funded Our Promises For Port Security At Only $900 Million. That's Quite A Distance Between What We Say And What We Actually Do.

While I Believe Our Constitution Allows For State And Local Governments To Execute The Power Of Eminent Domain For Those Purposes That Specifically Serve The Public Good, Condemning Property Solely To Implement Economic Development Plans Is Not Serving The Public Good.

I Have Fought To Protect Those Benefits That Ensure Better Salaries For Teachers Across The Nation Such As Grants To Pay Off Student Loans And Funding For Teach For America. Still, We Must All Do More To Show Our Continued Appreciation For Our Nation's Leading Role Models.

For My Constituents, Owning A Home Is The Culmination Of Many Years Of Hard Work And The Realization Of The American Dream. At No Time Should A Local Entity Take Those Years Of Hard Work Solely To Increase Their Tax Revenue.

Mr. Speaker, I Rise Today To Recognize The Peace Corps As It Reached Its 45th Anniversary On March 1, 2006.