Henry Bonilla Quotes (16 Quotes)

Part of the American dream is to own your own property - something no one can take from you.

Rep. Henry Bonilla, R-Texas, wants to change 16th Street Northwest into Ronald Reagan Boulevard. His bill is part of a nationwide campaign to honor Reagan that has so far resulted in the naming of 65 streets and places and an aircraft carrier. Most people agree that Ronald Reagan was an American icon, ... He deserves an honor in the nation's capital.

It would give communities a good knock on the head and make them take note.

We saw what happened when he pulled a shenanigan like this against Kay Hutchison years ago. At the 11th hour, he just stood up and said, 'It's a bogus indictment.

We are tired of it. We are going to make this a front-burner issue until we see some results,

A lot of us want to support a guest-worker plan down the road, but first and foremost, we have to secure the border.

Congressman Bonilla just feels it's something that has been in the works for a long time, and we are consistently trying to work on the situation down there. We obviously are not trying to take away attention from Hurricane Rita,

They are presenting an immediate danger to the lives of people in every Texas community and beyond. We strongly urge you to take action now.

Everyone has to do what they think is best for their political future. If you're afraid of keeping Tom DeLay's PAC money, you're probably afraid of your own shadow.

We may not be able to control the Supreme Court... but we can control the money.

This outrageous action is crippling border security in Texas, ... We demand that these agents be returned to Texas immediately.

We have been working on this issue for two years and have seen very little progress,

He's bloodied. He might be wounded. But he is going to get up, strap it on and take these things head on. He is by no means cowering. He is more passionate about standing tall than I've ever seen him.

Governments should not be able to bulldoze a person's home or business to benefit other individuals.

Earlier this month, the House debated a Republican-backed plan to establish English as the official language of the United States. In addition, several Republicans are gearing up for a renewed assault on affirmative action programs. This definitely makes it harder for us, ... These wedge issues have created the false impression in some Hispanic communities that they should stick with the Democrats.

I'm excited to be on a team on the way to introducing him to the entire country. We in Texas know that you'll be every bit as impressed with him as we are.