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. — Ruben Hinojosa Copy Share Image
At their core, Americans all want the same basic things: a quality education for their children, a good job so they can provide for their families, healthcare and affordable prescription drugs, security during retirement, a strongly equipped military and national… — Ruben Hinojosa Copy Share Image
Today's population of adolescents and young adults is the largest in our nation's history. — Ruben Hinojosa Copy Share Image
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,… — Ruben Hinojosa Copy Share Image
Farms and ranches contend with much more than quarterly reports and profit margins - the weather can wreak havoc on their quality of life… — Ruben Hinojosa Copy Share Image
Closing the gap for women entrepreneurs should be a priority for the federal government - and yet the Small Business Administration has failed in… — Ruben Hinojosa Copy Share Image
While I do commend the Administration on its commitment and focus on high school reform, I believe that we must focus on graduation as… — Ruben Hinojosa Copy Share Image
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… — Ruben Hinojosa Copy Share Image
If we do not get No Child Left Behind right for Limited English Proficient students, the law will be a failure for most schools… — Ruben Hinojosa Copy Share Image
High bankruptcy rates, increased credit card debt, and identity theft make it imperative that all of us take an active role in providing financial… — Ruben Hinojosa Copy Share Image
Our record number of teenagers must become our record number of high school and college graduates and our record number of teachers, scientists, doctors,… — Ruben Hinojosa Copy Share Image
As problems like identity theft become more prevalent, now more than ever, Americans need to take their financial health seriously - and this information… — Ruben Hinojosa Copy Share Image
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… — Ruben Hinojosa Copy Share Image
The privatization plan weakens Social Security and threatens our economic security by creating trillions of dollars in new debt. — Ruben Hinojosa Copy Share Image
