Dear Friend: I’ve officially announced my re-election campaign for Congress and my staff and I have been working hard all across the district to earn the continued support of the great people of Texas’s 28th district. Now comes the hard part. One of the jobs at this point is to cons…

    Dear Friend:   Last week I voted to protect our furry friends by making animal cruelty a federal offense for the first time.   Since I was a kid we have always had pets and, as you know, they quickly become part of your family.           The first thing I do when I get back…

    Dear Friend, As the son of immigrant parents, I was among the millions of children without health insurance, something my parents worried about every day, which is why in the Texas Legislature, I authored the bill that created the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Now in C…

  Dear Friend, Each week I spend approximately 20 hours commuting back and forth to DC for Congressional work. Some members choose to live there, but Laredo is my home and on the weekends I travel throughout the district so that I can visit with people one on one to hear their concerns and…

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