Quotes from Pete Gallego

We have a two-party system that I think can work well if people make an effort.

Here's the thing about Texas - and the thing about the border. We all know undocumented immigrants. They sit in our churches, are friends with our children, and work all around us. They are just like us.

For me, the issue is if I'm your advocate, if I'm your representative, my job is to stand up for you and talk about you and defend you.

It's a lack of respect for the community when you're not willing to debate because it's the 'wrong' network.

No one will steal my son's American Dream.

Obama's very unpopular. I don't need a poll to tell me that.

When Congress puts party labels aside, like we did on VA reform, we can accomplish some great things for the American people. But those occasions were far too rare.

My family never took vacations; we never traveled together. We never did anything. My spring breaks were going home to help my dad at the restaurant.

I'm confident in my strengths. I'm prepared to jump any hurdle.

One of the things that ties people together, whether they live in a rural or urban area, is the really big number of people who have served in the military. Veterans issues are very important in the district.

Our challenge is to stop people from driving drunk. Punishing them afterwards doesn't bring back the victim or make the family feel better. The idea is to stop the DWI before it happens.

You want to empower people who think like you do.

People don't have the opportunity to be larger than life anymore - they're afraid of seeing it on the Internet.

The policy of the future cannot forever be determined by the politics of the past - or even the present.