I have been in Washington long enough to know that if the people outside the Capitol are not demanding action from the people inside the Capitol — every day, loudly, in every conceivable way — it just won’t happen.
Rep. Gutierrez announced today that he would bring Gabino Sanchez, a South Carolina father and husband fighting deportation, to be his guest at the President's State of the Union Address on Tuesday in the Capitol. Sanchez, of Ridgeland, SC, is a husband and father of two U.S. citizen children who entered the country when he was 15 years old and has been working and living peacefully in the U.S. ever since. Because he is undocumented, Mr. Sanchez has received multiple misdemeanor charges for driving without a license by local police over the past ten years.
Rep. Gutierrez, who sits on the Judiciary Committee's Crime Subcommittee, will meet with gun-violence victims and their families and with pastors and other leaders on Monday. The goal is to discuss what many are calling the "slow-motion massacre" taking place in Chicago and to solicit input on legislation the Congressman is developing to prevent handgun violence.
I am proud to serve as the Chairman of the Immigration Task Force of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and I have previously also served on the Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Immigration and as the Chair of the Immigration Task Force of the Democratic Caucus.
I have worked to restore economic stability, help homeowners facing foreclosure, protect consumers, protect taxpayers, and strengthen regulations for the financial institutions whose risky behavior contributed to the economic collapse in 2008.
I have made it a priority to ensure that the civil rights and civil liberties of all Americans are upheld as we work to protect our nation from threats.
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Washington, DC Office
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Washington, DC 20515
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