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The 26th Congressional District includes cities in Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties.
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REINING IN GOVERNMENT SPENDING
Last year the deficit reached $1.4 trillion and our national debt exceeded $7.5 trillion. Taxpayers already pay nearly $200 billion a year just to cover the interest on our debt.
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ECONOMIC SECURITY
We must restore fiscal discipline, keep tax burdens low, provide incentives for savings and investment, empower small businesses to grow and hire new workers, and help workers find the job and training opportunities they need.
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HEALTHCARE
Healthcare reform must give individuals and families the freedom to choose the plan that meets their needs and allows those who like their current coverage to keep it.
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SUPPORTING WORKING AMERICANS
Credit counseling, consumer protections from predatory lenders and tax relief for those seeking to refinance their mortgages are all key to bringing an end to this crisis and building a bright future for millions of families.
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Fighting Illegal Immigration

111th Congress

  • Authored legislation to create a secure Social Security card (HR 98, 111th Congress)
  • Authored legislation requiring employers to participate in a new electronic work authorization verification system (HR 98, 111th Congress)
  • Authored legislation to impose enhanced criminal and civil penalties on employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants (HR 98, 111th Congress)
  • Authored legislation to add 10,000 Department of Homeland Security personnel to enforce employer compliance in the work authorization system (HR 98, 111th Congress)
  • Voted for legislation recognizing the contributions of the Border Patrol (H RES 498, 111th Congress)
  • Voted for legislation to require the Department of Homeland Security to check against all available terrorist watchlists persons suspected of alien smuggling and smuggled individuals who are interdicted at U.S. land, air, and sea borders (HR 1029, 111th Congress)
  • Voted for an amendment to add 200 additional Border Patrol agents (HR 2892, 111th Congress)
  • Voted for an amendment to bar the hiring of illegal immigrants at federal agencies (HR 2892, 111th Congress)
  • Voted for an amendment to provide an additional $100 million, for a total of $400 million, to reimburse states and localities for the costs of jailing criminal illegal immigrants (HR 2847, 111th Congress)
  • Co-sponsored legislation to mandate employer participation in the E-Verify program (HR 19, 111th Congress)
  • Co-sponsored legislation to require the Social Security Administration to notify individuals when submitted Social Security numbers do not match Social Security Administration records (HR 137, 111th Congress)
  • Co-sponsored legislation to prohibit sanctuary cities from receiving federal funding (HR 994, 111th Congress)
  • Co-sponsored legislation to establish English as the official U.S. language (HR 997, 111th Congress)
  • Co-sponsored legislation clarifying that state and local law enforcement agents may assist in enforcing immigration laws (HR 2406, 111th Congress)
  • Co-sponsored legislation to increase Border Patrol and investigative personnel (HR 3308, 111th Congress)
  • Co-sponsored legislation to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to check against terrorist watchlists those persons suspected of alien smuggling and smuggled individuals who are interdicted at U.S. borders (HR 3308, 111th Congress)
  • Co-sponsored legislation to create border relief grants for local law enforcement agencies close to the southern U.S. border (HR 3308, 111th Congress)

110th Congress

  • Authored legislation to improve the security of Social Security cards (HR 98, 110th Congress)
  • Authored legislation to require employers to electronically verify the work authorization status of new employees (HR 98, 110th Congress)
  • Authored legislation to raise criminal and civil penalties on employers who hire illegal immigrants (HR 98, 110th Congress)
  • Authored legislation to hire 10,000 new Department of Homeland Security personnel responsible for enforcing employment verification compliance (HR 98, 110th Congress)
  • Authored a bill to make it a federal crime to kill a federal peace officer and flee the country (HR 1149, 110th Congress)
  • Voted for legislation to provide greater compensation to states and localities for jailing illegal immigrants charged with, or convicted of, a felony or two or more misdemeanors (HR 1512, 110th Congress)
  • Voted for legislation to enhance criminal penalties on illegal immigrant smugglers (HR 2399, 110th Congress)
  • Voted for legislation to extend the employee verification program (HR 6633, 110th Congress)
  • Voted for an amendment to provide an additional $9.1 million for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (HR 2638, 110th Congress)
  • Voted for an amendment to provide an additional $89 million for border security fencing, infrastructure and technology (HR 2638, 110th Congress)
  • Voted for an amendment to provide an additional $55 million for states and localities who incarcerate criminal illegal immigrants (HR 3093, 110th Congress)
  • Voted for an amendment to prohibit funds for sanctuary cities (HR 6789, HR 2638, HR 3093, 110th Congress)
  • Voted for an amendment to prohibit the hiring of illegal immigrants in government agencies (HR 3093, 110th Congress)
  • Co-sponsored legislation to make the electronic employee work verification process mandatory (HR 19, 110th Congress)
  • Co-sponsored legislation to increase criminal penalties on illegal immigrants (HR 26, 110th Congress)
  • Co-sponsored legislation to require the Social Security Administration to provide notice when incorrect or fraudulent Social Security numbers are submitted for work authorization verification purposes (HR 138, 110th Congress)
  • Co-sponsored legislation to establish English as the official U.S. language (HR 997, 110th Congress)
  • Co-sponsored legislation to create grants for states and local law enforcement agencies to assist with border security and immigration enforcement (HR 2954, 110th Congress)
  • Co-sponsored legislation to detain and deport dangerous aliens (HR 2954, 110th Congress)
  • Co-sponsored legislation to crackdown and deport criminal gang members (HR 2954, 110th Congress)
  • Co-sponsored legislation to require the Secretary of the Treasury to notify the Department of Homeland Security of any employer tax return showing wages paid to an employee who is not authorized to work in the U.S. (HR 2954, 110th Congress)
  • Co-Sponsored legislation to enhance the security of birth certificate records (HR 2954, 110th Congress)
  • Co-sponsored legislation to clarify that state and local law enforcement agents may help to enforce immigration laws (HR 3494, 110th Congress)
  • Co-sponsored legislation to enhance efforts to stop passport, visa and immigration document fraud (HR 4065, 110th Congress)
  • Co-sponsored legislation to require mandatory detention of illegal aliens apprehended at a U.S. port of entry or along the U.S. land or maritime borders (HR 4065, 110th Congress)
  • Co-sponsored legislation to include immigration violators in the National Crime Information Center database (HR 4065, 110th Congress)
  • Co-sponsored legislation to enhance detention of dangerous aliens subject to deportation (HR 4065, 110th Congress)
  • Co-sponsored legislation to make an illegal immigrant deportable for driving while under the influence (HR 4065, 110th Congress)
  • Co-sponsored legislation to reimburse local Sheriff Departments along the southern border for enforcing immigration laws and transfering illegal immigrants to federal custody (HR 4065, 110th Congress)
  • Co-sponsored legislation to prohibit states from issuing a driver’s license or identification document unless the state has satisfied federal identification requirements (HR 4176, 110th Congress)
  • Co-sponsored legislation to install 700 miles of two-layered reinforced fencing along the southwest border (HR 5124)
  • Co-sponsored a resolution expressing that the federal government should strongly enforce immigration laws to enhance border security and eliminate illegal immigration (H RES 499, 110th Congress)
  • Co-sponsored a resolution in opposition to providing driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants (H RES 800)

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Related Documents:

Article- 14th term 11.6.2005
Column- Leadership 9.28.2005

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