Pete Gallego Quotes
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My grandmother was not a U.S. citizen. Growing up along the border, you see the real human side of immigration - not the picture often drawn by politicians far removed from the border.
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I don't have the luxury of just hanging out in my primary and, once I win the primary, I'm fine. I have to talk to Democrats and Republicans.
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If you want to come fight the good fight to make a difference for people and to try to get the government back on track, where we govern from the middle and not from the extremes, then understand that it's a lonely road, and you're going to have a hard time.
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In the old way of doing business, it was fine to disagree and then go to dinner. Now it's personal and more partisan, and a disagreement on one issue leads to a disagreement on another issue.
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I like having a battleground district because I think that's real-life America.
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I think 'immigration' is a bad word for many Republicans.
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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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As an incumbent, if you are winning, your commercials are about motherhood and apple pie and the flag.
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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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The men and women at our borders, given adequate resources, are doing an excellent job of keeping us safe.
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PACs don't vote in the district; people do.
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It was in the best interests of Zavala and other counties that we move forward with a farm bill and provide certainty to ranchers, farmers, food banks, and other providers.
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People don't have the opportunity to be larger than life anymore - they're afraid of seeing it on the Internet.
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Turnout is good for the system.
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There's this fight for the heart and soul of the Republican Party, and until that fight gets settled - because they're the majority - there's a lot of things that are pretty much on hold.
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We've made our living for a long time on commerce and trade at the border.
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A lawmaker cannot be pro-sequester while also purporting to be pro-national security or supportive of a strong economy.