Mel Martinez
Mel Martinez
Melquíades Rafael Martínez Ruiz, usually known as Mel Martínez, is an American lobbyist and former politician who served as United States Senator from Florida and served as chairman of the Republican Party from November 2006 until October 19, 2007, the first Latino to serve as chairman of a major party. Previously, Martínez served as the 12th Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President George W. Bush. Martínez is a Cuban-American and Roman Catholic. He announced he was resigning as...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth23 October 1946
CountryUnited States of America
This administration is dedicated to serving the homeless ... and HUD is proud to be leading that effort,
Unless we make sure that everyone is participating in this great economic expansion and until we ensure that barriers to home ownership are torn down for everyone, until then, our job is not done.
Immigration is something that we got to get fixed,
It's shortsighted not to view the education of a future generation of Americans as a priority for all Americans.
Not having been born in this country, but then moving on to citizenship, I understand the plight of immigrants. I understand what this has been about. I also understand about the rule of law, and I respect that.
It's a mix of experiences that I think keeps me in touch with the common man. I'm not someone who's forgotten where he comes from.
There will have to be some hard decisions made about what programs can be cut or scaled back and how we keep a leash on other government spending while we deal with this recovery,
Al Gonzales is a dedicated public servant and exceptionally qualified to be our nation's next Attorney General. I know that a lot has been said about Judge Gonzales' life story. It is a story of the fulfillment of the American Dream.
Senator Martinez is not driven by polls; he is driven by the needs of the state of Florida and its 17 million constituents.
I look forward to your tenure as chairman, ... When you are confirmed, as I'm sure you will be, it's critically important that you be independent. I think you realize that.
I have lived the American dream, and I am determined to ensure the possibility of that dream for others, ... I am here to ask you to re-elect President George W. Bush ... I believe in George Bush's idea of 'compassionate conservatism.' From the time I first heard him talk about it, I said, 'compassionate conservatism is the story of my life.'
I felt like the Lone Ranger, ... I was getting beat up pretty badly.
It's a terrible thing to suggest this was a lark, ... It was a great thing to do, and it was done at modest prices.
It is proper that the federal government help alleviate short-term disruptions and price spikes such as those brought about by Hurricane Katrina.