Press Releases

200 DAYS OF GOP’S JOBLESS AGENDA
July 25, 2011
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Washington D.C.: Today, Chairman Charles A. Gonzalez (TX 20) released the following statementregarding the House Republicans’ refusal to author a job creation bill during the past 200 days that they have been in control of the House.
“We are experiencing the worst recession since the Great Depression and the latest Labor Dept. numbers show 11.6 percent of Hispanics are unemployed. The message from the American people could not be any clearer—we need more jobs.
CHC CHAIR STATEMENT ON ‘CUT, CAP AND BALANCE’
July 19, 2011
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Washington, D.C.:Chairman Charles A. Gonzalez (TX 20) released the following statement regarding the ‘Cut, Cap and Balance’ bill.

CHC CHAIR GONZALEZ STATEMENT ON REP. BROOKS’ EXTREME, ANTI-IMMIGRANT SPEECH
July 12, 2011
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SAN ANTONIO: Today, Chairman Charles A. Gonzalez (TX 20) released a statement in response to the comments made by Congressman Mo Brooks (AL 5). On June 29, 2011, Congressman Brooks said that he would do “anything short of shooting them (undocumented immigrants).” Chairman Gonzalez condemns rhetoric rooted in anger and violence and urges that the discussion on immigration be based on a common desire for workable solutions:
“Rhetoric referencing acts of violence has no place in the discussion for realistic solutions to our country’s immigration problems.
CHC CHAIR GONZALEZ RELEASES LETTER TO LATINO AND IMMIGRANT ACTIVISTS, SUPPORTERS
CHC CHAIR GONZALEZ STATEMENT ON 45th ANNIVERSARY OF MEDICARE
July 1, 2011
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San Antonio, TX – Congressman Charles A. Gonzalez (TX – 20) released the following statement today marking the 45th anniversary of the implementation of Medicare.

President Lyndon Johnson signed Medicare into law on July 30, 1965, and it was enacted on July 1, 1966, when enrollees first entered the program.

“Creating Medicare has been one of our nation’s proudest achievements and today, we celebrate its delivered promise to 47 million seniors, children and people with disabilities.

Democratic Whip Hoyer and Congressional Tri Caucus Chairs Statement On GOP Attempts to Dismantle The Election Assistance Commission
June 21, 2011
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Washington, D.C.- Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, Elections Subcommittee Ranking Member and Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Charles A. Gonzalez, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Judy Chu and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Emanuel Cleaver today denounced Republican efforts to terminate the Election Assistance Commission, the agency Congress created in the wake of the debacle in Florida during the 2000 Presidential Election. The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) was created by the Help America Vote Act, which Whip Hoyer was the lead co-sponsor of in the House.

CHC CHAIR GONZALEZ STATEMENT ON GOODWIN LIU’S NOMINATION TO THE US COURT OF APPEALS
May 19, 2011
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San Antonio, TX - Congressman Charles A. Gonzalez, Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, issued the following statement today calling on the Senate to confirm Professor Goodwin Liu, President Obama’s nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit:

CHC CHAIR GONZALEZ STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT OBAMA’S SPEECH ON IMMIGRATION REFORM
May 10, 2011
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Washington, DC - Congressman Charles A. Gonzalez, Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), released the following statement after President Barack Obama laid out a strong case for comprehensive immigration reform:

CHC CHAIR GONZALEZ STATEMENT IN CELEBRATION OF CINCO DE MAYO
May 5, 2011
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Washington, DC - Congressman Charles A. Gonzalez (TX – 20), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), released the following statement in celebration of Cinco de Mayo, which marks the historic triumph of the Mexican people over the French Army in the battle of Puebla in 1862:

CHC CHAIR GONZALEZ STATEMENT ON MEETING WITH PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
May 3, 2011
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Washington, DC - Congressman Charles A. Gonzalez, Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), released the following statement after members of the CHC met with President Obama: