Sen. Shapleigh, what's your take on the whole Cobos situation? “Let’s take a step back. When a town our size has 81 individuals on the target list, we need to change values...”
What are your thoughts on the Border fence now visible from Paisano Drive? “For America to repair the damage down by the Bush administation we need to deal with the wall...”
To what extent will financial issues be a priority in the upcoming legislative session? By May, I predict Texas will be in recession… To remedy the credit crisis we need to deal with the heart of the matter…”
How will the legislation youre seeking to introduce help fix things in Texas? “All these issues are at the heart of the credit crisis today…”
How will financial literacy legislation help avoid economic problems in the future? “What has sustained American democracy is education…”
Sen. Shapleigh, has America become a profligate society? “We need to return to the core values that made us great…”
Are you confident about the success of your legislative proposals on financial literacy and predatory lending? “In Texas, Republican leaders value tax cuts for the wealthy over investments in children and until we have new leadership we wont see those investments…”
So are you already looking toward 2011 then? “I see in a matter of time Texas turning blue…”
In your opinion what will be the El Paso delegation's priorities in Austin during the upcoming session? “Each delegation member will have his or her top priorities which we’ll all share in trying to achieve…”
Are you confident that the delegation can achieve these goals? “We need a more robust delegation. We need to file more bills…”
