[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 1362-1363]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           IN SUPPORT OF ALBERTO GONZALES AS ATTORNEY GENERAL

  (Mr. WELDON of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WELDON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and also 
support the nomination of Judge Alberto Gonzales to serve as Attorney 
General of the United States. Judge Gonzales has served as counsel to 
the President, a jurist on the Supreme Court of Texas, Secretary of 
State and chief elections officer in Texas, as well as then-Governor 
Bush's chief counsel. Before joining the Governor's staff, he was one 
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the first two minority partners with the law firm of Vinson & Elkins in 
Houston. Judge Gonzales is extremely qualified to serve as our Nation's 
Attorney General.
  Born in 1955 in San Antonio, Texas, to Maria and Pablo Gonzales, two 
Mexican-American migrant workers, Judge Gonzales learned firsthand the 
meaning of hard work, determination, and integrity at a young age. He 
was the first in his family to attend college, continued on to Harvard 
Law School, served in the United States Air Force, and later attended 
the U.S. Air Force Academy.
  Mr. Speaker, I have full confidence that upon Senate confirmation, 
Judge Gonzales will help protect Americans from terrorism while also 
protecting our rights as the Nation's chief law enforcement officer. He 
will continue working to bring those who commit corporate fraud to 
justice, reforming the FBI, and building on the Bush administration's 
success in reducing crime.
  It is an honor to support Judge Gonzales. He is an outstanding 
Mexican-American, an outstanding example of the American Dream, and we 
will be proud of his service to our Nation as our Attorney General.

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