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Turnout is good for the system.
No one will steal my son's American Dream.
PACs don't vote in the district; people do.
A robust democracy requires active participation.
You want to empower people who think like you do.
In the district I represent, I have to talk to everybody.
I think 'immigration' is a bad word for many Republicans.
Obama's very unpopular. I don't need a poll to tell me that.
I'm confident in my strengths. I'm prepared to jump any hurdle.
It takes a certain personality to thrive as a member of the House.
It's important we understand our system seeks justice and not revenge.
It's always bothersome when California does something better than Texas.
We've made our living for a long time on commerce and trade at the border.
We have a two-party system that I think can work well if people make an effort.
I like having a battleground district because I think that's real-life America.
Every decision I make in Congress will be centered on the needs of the district.
I have never been in favor of gay marriage, and I am not in favor of gay marriage.
How do you defend inaction in the face of crisis? How is that defensible for anybody?
Around here, manana seems to be the busiest day of the week. We never seem to get there.
Congress is more broken than ever. Congressman Will Hurd has quickly become part of the problem.
As an incumbent, if you are winning, your commercials are about motherhood and apple pie and the flag.
The policy of the future cannot forever be determined by the politics of the past - or even the present.
I told the president 'no' to special treatment for Congress when he tried to exempt them from Obamacare.
The men and women at our borders, given adequate resources, are doing an excellent job of keeping us safe.
As the polarization in D.C. spreads, the people willing to come to the middle find less and less acceptance.
It's a lack of respect for the community when you're not willing to debate because it's the 'wrong' network.
Frankly, no issue is worth shutting down the government and denying pay to those committed to public service.
We must work for a solution to address the senseless cuts that hurt our border, our economy, and our country.
California - with more cars, more drivers and more people - still has less DWI-related deaths than Texas does.
It's tremendously undemocratic in a democratic society when you deliberately disenfranchise thousands of people.
A lawmaker cannot be pro-sequester while also purporting to be pro-national security or supportive of a strong economy.
I was impressed by the capability and talent and intellect of our troops on the ground. These kids are really impressive.
It's just so unfortunate that, as we get adjusted to this global economy, that the U.S. is even thinking about building walls.
HB 2 leaves 90% of the children behind. The disconnect between this bill and the basic needs of Texas schoolchildren is appalling.
We all want our border to be secure. However, certain individuals use this argument to stop us from ever enacting immigration reform.
For me, the issue is if I'm your advocate, if I'm your representative, my job is to stand up for you and talk about you and defend you.
Our voting records are not necessarily the same, but, you know, we're all Texans, and at the end of the day, we try to help each other out.
I don't have the luxury of just hanging out in my primary and, once I win the primary, I'm fine. I have to talk to Democrats and Republicans.
If immigration reform doesn't happen, that doesn't say good things about our democracy, that everybody wants it, but Congress couldn't pass it.
When the law says you're entitled to an attorney, it doesn't mean you're entitled to an attorney who sleeps or an attorney who doesn't do his job.
My family never took vacations; we never traveled together. We never did anything. My spring breaks were going home to help my dad at the restaurant.
In Mexico, they don't have birth certificates... They don't have registration cards for voters. They have one national ID. We don't have a national ID.
When Congress puts party labels aside, like we did on VA reform, we can accomplish some great things for the American people. But those occasions were far too rare.
Because fossil fuels are not only a finite resource but hazardous to the environment, it is imperative that we diversify the resources used in generating electricity.
The luxury for me is that I've spent already several millions of dollars across the district getting people to know who I am... So, my name ID is really, really high.
It was in the best interests of Zavala and other counties that we move forward with a farm bill and provide certainty to ranchers, farmers, food banks, and other providers.
The fact that I am Latino is not a secret. There's not much I can do about that. It is what it is. I think people know that my last name ends in a vowel. What can I tell you?
The irony is that kids are treated equally when it comes to tests and standards and expectations but not treated equally when providing funds to meet those standards and expectations.
My grandmother was not a U.S. citizen. Growing up along the border, you see the real human side of immigration - not the picture often drawn by politicians far removed from the border.
Our challenge is to stop people from driving drunk. Punishing them afterwards doesn't bring back the victim or make the family feel better. The idea is to stop the DWI before it happens.