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It matters not what your individual position is on either war we are currently prosecuting - in Iraq or Afghanistan - certainly we can all agree protesting at military funerals is a cruel and unnecessary hardship on our military families during their most difficult hour. ↗

— Solomon Ortiz

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As a father and grandfather, I have witnessed firsthand the joy of new life entering the world. I know the pain and apprehension that goes along with premature births and birth defects. ↗

— Solomon Ortiz

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Education is the silver bullet to improve this Nation's standing worldwide... and our teachers know that. ↗

— Solomon Ortiz

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Education makes children less dependent upon others and opens doors to better jobs and career possibilities. ↗

— Solomon Ortiz

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My autobiography was simply the story of my life. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

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In addition to serving overseas, the Peace Corps' Crisis Corps Volunteers have helped their fellow Americans. ↗

— Solomon Ortiz

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In fact, in 2002, the Secretary of Defense authorized such support on a reimbursable basis to organizations formerly components of the Department of Justice and Department of the Treasury and currently components of the Department of Homeland Security. ↗

— Solomon Ortiz

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Small businesses drive this economy and it is unacceptable that the President's budget proposal does not give them the tools they need to be successful. ↗

— Solomon Ortiz

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To date, nearly 100,000 Hispanics have died with AIDS. Since Hispanics are the fastest growing minority group in the United States, our challenge is even greater. ↗

— Solomon Ortiz

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When no other schools in the Southeastern Conference or the former Southwestern Conference would award them athletic scholarships, African Americans had been recruited by and playing for Texas Western since the 1950s. ↗

— Solomon Ortiz

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