Quotes by Henry Bonilla

“If they try to do it for private commercial purposes, they lose all their money. You lose it across the board if you try to take property for free enterprise purposes and not through the traditional eminent domain purposes.”

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

“We may not be able to control the Supreme Court, ... But we can control the money.”

“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.”

“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,”

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

“Congressman Bonilla just feels its 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,”

“Everyone has to do what they think is best for their political future. If youre afraid of keeping Tom DeLays PAC money, youre probably afraid of your own shadow.”

“[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.”