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Project Vida Awarded $800K from the Department of Health and Human Services
Sep 27, 2012
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Today, Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas) announced that the Department of Health and Human Services awarded Project Vida an $800,001 federal grant for health assessment and prevention as well as health education for family and youth services. Of the total amount, $800,001, $481,866 is made avail...
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Reyes’ Statement Opposing Republican Attempt to Eliminate Patient Protections in Health Care Reform Law
Jul 11, 2012
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Today, Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas) submitted the following statement for the Congressional Record in opposition to the 31st Republican attempt to undermine health care for Americans: “Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the 31st attempt to undermine the Affordable Care Act. Since th...
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Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Reform
Jun 28, 2012
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To read the full ruling: click here Today the Supreme Court upheld the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act with the justices ruling 5 to 4. Chief Justice John Roberts, a Republican appointee, joined Associate Justices Stephen Breyer, Ruth Ginsberg, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan to give...
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Pan American Health Organization Recognizes Congressman Reyes for his Work to Improve Border Health
Oct 5, 2011
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Today, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) presented Congressman Reyes with the organization’s “Special Recognition Award” for his work in Congress to improve the health of border communities. PAHO/WHO and the Pan American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF)...
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REYES, BINGAMAN, AND HUTCHISON INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO COMBAT BORDER HEALTH DISPARITIES
Jun 23, 2011
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Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-TX-16), Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) today announced they have introduced legislation (H.R. 2298 and S. 1257) that allows border states to combat public health challenges along the U.S.-Mexico border region by improving infectiou...
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REYES VOTES AGAINST REPUBLICAN EFFORTS TO SLASH FUNDING FOR NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMS FOR SENIORS, PREGNANT WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN
Jun 17, 2011
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Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) voted against Republican efforts that once again propose cuts to programs that serve poor and low-income families, particularly women and children. H.R. 2112 calls for major reductions in funding to critical programs such as the Commodity Supplemental Food Program ...
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Reyes to deliver keynote address at the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine graduation ceremony
Jun 9, 2011
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EL PASO – TODAY, Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) will deliver the keynote address for the Texas Tech University Health Science Center - Paul L. Foster School of Medicine (TTUHSC) Graduate Medical Education Commencement Exercises at 6:30 p.m. at the Ysleta Independent School District's Cultural Ar...
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REYES STATEMENT ON ANNIVERSARY OF AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Mar 23, 2011
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), released the following statement today on the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act: “A year ago today, on March 23rd, President Obama signed into law the Affordable Care Act. Thanks to the passage of this historic legislation, many El Pasoans ...
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Little Joe helps raise awareness of dangers of diabetes
Feb 25, 2011
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Four-time Grammy Award winner and Tejano recording artist Little Joe Hernandez shared his experience with diabetes and encouraged an auditorium full of people to not let the disease ruin their lives. "We're just a little too proud to admit it, and that is a problem," Hernandez said Thursday. "We jus...
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REYES VOTES AGAINST EFFORTS TO RESCIND PATIENT PROTECTIONS
Jan 19, 2011
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Today, Congressman Silvestre Reyes voted against H.R. 2, a bill that seeks to dismantle the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including all of the law’s patient protections against harmful practices by insurance companies. The patient’s rights repeal bill would rescind all of the consumer ...
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