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Title: Postponing action on veto, January 23, 1990
Identifier: camh-dob-001492
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Legislation
Dates: 1990-01-23
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A card stating Jack Brooks's motion to postpone the consideration of President George H.W. Bush's veto of an immigration bill during the Opening Day of the Second Session of the 101st Congress.

Title: Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, Port Neches Chamber of Commerce, Port Neches, Texas, Wednesday, January 11, 1988 [sic]
Identifier: camh-dob-001640
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress, Legislation
Dates: 1988-01-11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A typo in the title misdates the speech, but context shows it was delivered in 1989. Jack Brooks's speech with handwritten notes addresses the important issues confronting the 9th Congressional District, the 101st Congress, and the United States. He highlights the prominence of Texas representation in the federal government, including incoming President George H.W. Bush, Speaker of the House Jim Wright, and Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Lloyd Bentsen. He is hopeful for the Bush administration in comparison to the Reagan administration, but reminds the audience to be critical of the bigger picture, including the unemployment rate, trade deficit, and national debt.

Title: Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, January 24, 1990
Identifier: camh-dob-001493
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Legislation
Dates: 1990-01-24
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks, as Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, opposes referring the presidential veto of an immigration bill to the Judiciary Committee. He explains that the bill has already been considered and passed three times by the House, that the need to vote to override the veto is urgent, and that referring it to the Judiciary Committee will only serve to delay the legislation.