TEXAS GOV. SAYS USA HEADING TOWARD SOCIALISM Nov 13, 2009
Congressman Ciro Rodriguez cast what might have been the defining vote of his current term late Saturday when he supported a massive Democratic health care reform measure. He also might have defined the landscape of his bid for re-election which could involve the same field as his last race. (The Drudge Report)
R&D credit sunset would be dark day for S.A. Nov 9, 2009
Ciro Rodriguez, D-Texas, says the R&D credit is particularly important during a tough economic time and for a city like San Antonio, where health care and the biosciences is a leading industry. The R&D tax credit allows companies of all sizes to offset some of the costs they incur in developing or improving products and technology. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Written out of the story Nov 7, 2009
-- Aye Ciro Rodriguez, D-Texas -- Aye Heath Shuler, D-N.C. -- Aye Zackary Space, D-Ohio -- Aye Timothy Walz, D-Minn. -- Aye Charles Wilson, D-Ohio -- Aye. (Salon)
Rodriguez takes feedback from public over health care Aug 28, 2009
Ciro Rodriguez (D-Texas) got an earful from a constituent who was adamant that government can't do anything right. In his reply that government can and does do things that better the lives of Americans, Rodriguez offered the example of rural electrification and how it was the federal government that ensured that vast swaths of the western U.S. got electricity not private industry, which didn't see it as profitable. (Fort Stockton Pioneer, TX)
Full story..... Aug 21, 2009
Ciro Rodriguez is visiting several places in West Texas this week, including Alpine, Marfa, Fort Davis, Pecos, Presidio and Fort Stockton. Today, the District 23 Democratic congressman will be in Pecos at 5:30 p.m. at the Reeves County Library, 505 South Park. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
Pelosi's arm-twisting Jul 2, 2009
Ciro Rodriguez promised Pelosi he d vote yes, but voted no and sprinted from the chamber. California Rep. (Yahoo News)
Pelosi Herds Caucus to Narrow Win on Climate Jun 27, 2009
Ciro Rodriguez and Solomon Ortiz both Texas Democrats whom leaders believed were supporters cast No votes then quickly disappeared, prompting a short, frantic and unsuccessful attempt to track them down. But some of the tension was eased by the decision of a handful of Republicans to buck their leadership and cast early votes for the bill. (Roll Call)
Debate is heated at council Apr 10, 2009
Ciro Rodriguez, D-District 23, about the possibility of state or federal aid. Approved additional funding from hotel/motel tax revenue in the amount of 12,500 for Theatre of the Big Bend and 3,500 for the Museum of the Big Bend. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
BREAKING NEWS: FM 170 in southern Brewster County to reopen Apr 1, 2009
Ciro Rodriguez, D-District 23, visited the White House on Monday to attend the signing of H.R. 146, the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009 which includes language for Fort Davis National Historic Site. The bill includes over 70 measures from the 110th Congress that had previously passed the House. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
Gun control debate hangs over U.S.-Mexico violence Mar 25, 2009
Ciro Rodriguez, a Texas Democrat on the Appropriations Committee, said he will seek another 30 million over two years for the program and 30 million more to fund efforts by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to crack down on gun trafficking. On the Net. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Rodriguez talks stimulus, among other things Feb 19, 2009
U.S. Rep Ciro Rodriguez (D-Texas) probably expected to spend much of the public forum Monday morning at the Texas Aarch Station discussing the recently passed 787 billion stimulus package. But when he went around the room, primarily composed of local farmers and ranchers he also found questions and concerns about such issues as rabies, feral hogs, ticks, the Entrada Al Pacifico, Second Amendment rights, inheritance tax and water. (Fort Stockton Pioneer, TX)
White House issues stimulus job-creation projections Feb 18, 2009
Ciro Rodriguez, D-San Antonio, 8,400 jobs. U.S. Rep. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
