Pete Gallego

Politician

1961-12-02

Quotes by Pete Gallego

• A lawmaker cannot be pro-sequester while also purporting to be pro-national security or supportive of a strong economy.

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• Our voting records are not necessarily the same, but, you know, we're all Texans, and at the end of the day, we try to help each other out.

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• I think it becomes incumbent upon a candidate to essentially disavow some of the things that are in that party platform. Otherwise, I think the assumption is that you are a true believer.

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• Turnout is good for the system.

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

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• I think the post-Rick-Perry Texas is a Texas that is more competitive between the Democrats and Republicans. I think the Republicans still have a huge advantage, but I think if we're arguing that competition is good for the system, then I think a stronger two-party system in Texas is inevitable, and I think that it will happen.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• The fact that I am Latino is not a secret. There's not much I can do about that. It is what it is. I think people know that my last name ends in a vowel. What can I tell you?

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