Politics

Third Annual Veterans Business Conference in El Paso

Posted on April 16, 2008
On behalf of the El Paso Small Business Consortium and my office, I would like to invite you to the upcoming Third Annual Veterans Business Conference. The conference will be held on May 16, 2008 at the El Paso Community College Administrative Services Center at 9050 Viscount in El Paso, Texas...

Raising awareness of Earned Income Tax Credit in El Paso

Posted on January 31, 2008
In an effort to ensure El Pasoans are aware of the Earned Income Tax Credit as tax season gets underway, please note this press release Congressman Reyes sent out today. There is also a link below to a brochure by the El Paso Coalition for Family Economic Progress that lists free tax preparation assistance sites in El Paso...

Texas Monthly Talks

Posted on December 18, 2007
Last month, Congressman Reyes sat down with Evan Smith, the editor of Texas Monthly magazine to tape an episode of Texas Monthly Talks, the magazine’s weekly television show that airs on PBS across the state. As you can see from Smith’s introduction of their show, which was posted on their website, their conversation ranged from immigration to the issues Congressman Reyes deals with as Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee...

Math and science - America falling behind

Posted on December 11, 2007
Recently, an article published in the Washington Post revealed that American teenagers are "trailing" others their age in the areas of science and math. Results from the 2006 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) revealed that 15-year-olds in the U...

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Democrats fighting for your pocketbooks

Posted on December 11, 2007
Economic performance statistics for the month of December 2007 show that over the course of the Bush Administration, the median household income has decreased by 0.3% while the poverty level has increased by 1.0%.  Furthermore, only 6 million jobs were created throughout Bush’s presidency, compared to 22...

DREAM Act fails in Senate

Posted on October 25, 2007
Yesterday, the DREAM Act failed to reach the 60 votes necessary for consideration in the U.S. Senate. This was a disappointment, and was encouraged by the White House, which issued a Statement of Administration Policy yesterday against the legislation...

“Goodbye, GWOT”

Posted on October 05, 2007
We’ve got to applaud Washington Post columnists for their continuing coverage of the (now-defunct (at last)) "Global War on Terror" or GWOT phrase. From today’s In the Loop column, entitled "Goodbye, GWOT": Seems the incoming chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Adm...

50 years ago: Sputnik

Posted on October 03, 2007
Fifty years ago this week, the Soviet launch of Sputnik galvanized a new era of American investment in science. Today, that investment has resulted in a half-century of unprecedented prosperity and security for this country. But new findings indicate we're falling behind the rest of the world in our ability to innovate and compete...

The College Cost Reduction and Access Act

Posted on October 03, 2007
The ticket to success in America is a good education. But skyrocketing costs are keeping far too many students from pursuing a college degree. That’s why Democrats passed the College Cost Reduction and Access Act, which the President just signed into law...

WaPo: The President Asserted Progress on Security and Political Issues. Recent Reports Weren't Often So Upbeat.

Posted on September 14, 2007
The President's speech from last night raised a lot of questions. Read below for an interesting analysis from the Washington Post: In his speech last night, President Bush made a case for progress in Iraq by citing facts and statistics that at times contradicted recent government reports or his own words...

"El Paso As Prologue"

Posted on September 07, 2007
The National Journal takes an insightful look at the border from -- importantly -- a border perspective. Click below for the whole text. EL PASO, Texas -- The Homeland Security Department's plan to build 153 miles of border fencing along the lower Rio Grande is only the latest installment in the local immigration debate...

Spotlight on El Paso

Posted on August 17, 2007
In addition to our nation's top homeland security and intelligence officials, the Border Security Conference brought a whole gaggle of national media and other media attention to El Paso -- New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, etc. Check out this interesting MSNBC story about the unique economic and social dynamics that exist between El Paso and Juarez, which together constitute the largest binational community in the world...

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