List of Ruben Hinojosa Quotes

Tragically, The White House Task Force On Disadvantaged Youth Reported That One-quarter Of Our Young People Are At Serious Risk Of Not Achieving Productive Adulthood.

It Is Incumbent Upon All Of Us To Build Communities With The Educational Opportunities And Support Systems In Place To Help Our Youth Become Successful Adults.

The People Of South And Central Texas And The Coastal Bend Need Jobs, They Need Health Care, They Need Water Infrastructure Improvements, They Need A Quality Education, And They Need The Resources To Keep Our Borders Safe And Secure.

However, The Administration's Plan To Privatize Social Security Will Undermine Retirement Security For All Americans By Cutting Guaranteed Benefits By More Than 40 Percent, And Risky Private Accounts Won't Make Up For The Loss Of Benefits For Millions Of Americans.

High Bankruptcy Rates, Increased Credit Card Debt, And Identity Theft Make It Imperative That All Of Us Take An Active Role In Providing Financial And Economic Education During All Stages Of One's Life.

If We Do Not Get No Child Left Behind Right For Limited English Proficient Students, The Law Will Be A Failure For Most Schools In The 15th Congressional District, And For Many Across The Nation.

While I Do Commend The Administration On Its Commitment And Focus On High School Reform, I Believe That We Must Focus On Graduation As The Key Accountability Measure.

Closing The Gap For Women Entrepreneurs Should Be A Priority For The Federal Government - And Yet The Small Business Administration Has Failed In Their Promise To Women Business Owners.

The Privatization Plan Weakens Social Security And Threatens Our Economic Security By Creating Trillions Of Dollars In New Debt.

Our Record Number Of Teenagers Must Become Our Record Number Of High School And College Graduates And Our Record Number Of Teachers, Scientists, Doctors, Lawyers, And Skilled Professionals.

Currently, Only 70 Percent Of Our High School Students Earn Diplomas With Their Peers, And Less Than One-third Of Our High School Students Graduate Prepared For Success In A Four-year College.

We Need To Work Together, On A Bipartisan Basis, To Create New Jobs, Increase Job Training, Enact Real And Substantive Middle Class Tax Relief, And Reward Companies That Create Jobs At Home.