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Mayor John Cook, Rep. Silvestre Reyes discuss monorail to ease border freight traffic
Mar 26, 2012
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A futuristic $800 million, monorail freight shuttle system and an El Paso company's electronic freight monitoring system are ways to ease traffic congestion at international ports of entry, El Paso Mayor John Cook and U.S. Rep Silvestre Reyes, D-El Paso, said during a press conference today. The pa...
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Passport Day in the USA to be held March 10
Feb 14, 2012
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The El Paso Passport Agency will participate in Passport Day in the USA on Saturday, March 10 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Passport Day in the USA is the only day all year long when Passport Agencies around the country are open to the public on a Saturday. For this day only, U.S. citizens can apply for a p...
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Doctoral Student Attends State of Union Address
Feb 2, 2012
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Roxana Delgado is no stranger to being in a room surrounded by high-ranking military officials. As an advocate for soldiers who have suffered traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and their families, Delgado has had one-on-one conversations with top military brass, and spoken at several events including la...
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Hot Off the Press: 112th Congress Midterm Humane Scorecard
Jan 13, 2012
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Last month I provided a look at our 2011 congressional year in review for animals, and noted many of the achievements and setbacks during the first half of the 112th Congress. We made progress for animal protection on a number of fronts, especially increased funding to crack down on puppy mills and ...
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Reyes calls on Republican leaders in House of Representatives to get back to work
Jan 6, 2012
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Today, after reviewing the latest unemployment numbers from the U.S. Department of Labor that show the unemployment rate fell to 8.5 percent in December 2011, Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas) is urging Congressional leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives to convene session and tackle the ...
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Fort Bliss could face growth in 2012
Dec 16, 2011
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Fort Bliss may be headed for major growth next year as the U.S. Air Force considers consolidating and moving its regional training centers, and 8,500 troops, to the El Paso post. Fort Bliss was selected as one of four possible locations for an Air Force "security forces regional training center," of...
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Reyes continues to work to address wait times, compliments city's efforts
Dec 3, 2011
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Dear Friends / Estimado Amigos: With the Christmas holiday soon upon us, it is more important than ever that we expedite cross border travel, particularly at the Paso del Norte Bridge (PDN) where thousands of crossers will be traveling to downtown El Paso to do their shopping. Congressman Reyes rece...
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TODAY Congressman Reyes to hold Seniors Tele-Town Hall
Nov 28, 2011
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Today, Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) will host a live telephone town hall meeting with thousands of El Paso seniors at 3:00 p.m. The telephone town hall will provide El Paso’s seniors with the opportunity to ask questions and provide input. Congressman Reyes will be joined by professional congr...
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South Texas lawmen strongly dispute GOP’s border “war zone” claims
Nov 17, 2011
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South Texas law enforcement officials and Democratic congressmen said claims by Republicans that the border has become a war zone were untrue and unfairly painted the border region as drenched in cartel violence. “The border is not in chaos,” said Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Treviño. “We are not at ...
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Congressman Reyes releases statement on new upgrades at El Paso's Ports of Entry
Oct 10, 2011
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Today, Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) joined top officials of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the Paso Del Norte (PDN) international bridge to announce new upgrades and initiatives aimed at speeding up border crossings. One key initiative announced today was the launch of new Ready L...
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