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Statement of Congressman Silvestre Reyes on NAACP Centennial Celebration
Jul 31, 2009
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Madame Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the NAACP on their 100th anniversary. As the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots civil rights organization, I commend the NAACP for their landmark accomplishments as well as their ongoing efforts to remove all barriers of racial discrimination in our n...
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Congressman Reyes' keynote speech at the CIA's 2009 Annual Diversity Awards
Jul 28, 2009
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Congressman Silvestre Reyes, Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence was the keyone speaker at the 'CIA's 2009 Annual Diversity Awards.' Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery: "Good morning. It is always a pleasure for me to be here at CIA with some of our countries...
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Reyes announces nearly $1 million federal grant to increase opportunities for under-represented minorities in STEM fields at UTEP
Jun 5, 2009
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Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) today announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) will award a $987,000 research grant to the University of Texas El Paso (UTEP) to increase opportunities for students to pursue doctoral degrees in the science, technology, engineering, and math fields. The...
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Reyes introduces legislation to name new downtown federal courthouse in honor of late El Paso Judge and civil rights leader Albert Armendariz
Apr 23, 2009
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Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) has introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives to name the new federal courthouse in downtown El Paso as the Albert Armendariz, Sr. United States Courthouse. Judge Armendariz was a prominent civil rights leader who practiced law for 57 years in El ...
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Reyes announces over $1 million in federal grants for new Sun Metro bus, SISD school counselors, and UTEP research
Apr 7, 2009
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Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) today announced that the City of El Paso, the Socorro Independent School District, and UTEP will receive federal grants. “These federal grants will help expand critical services and enhance educational opportunities in our community,” Congressman Reyes said. The U....
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El Paso-area school districts to receive nearly $100 million from American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Feb 27, 2009
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Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-El Paso) today announced that El Paso-area school districts will receive nearly $100 million in formula funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for Title I and special education programs according to estimates provided by the Congressional Research Serv...
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Reyes speaks at Aoy Elementary to discuss the impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on El Paso
Feb 17, 2009
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Congressman Silvestre Reyes (TX-16) today spoke at Aoy Elementary School to discuss the impact H.R. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will have on El Paso. The legislation was signed into law today by President Barack Obama in Denver, Colorado. The following are Congressman Reyes’s rema...
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Reyes announces $708,000 federal grant for El Paso Community College to expand opportunties for students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and math
Sep 25, 2008
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The Department of Education has awarded El Paso Community College a $708,405 grant under the College Cost Reduction Act Program, Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-El Paso) announced today. These grant funds will be used to help increase the number of Hispanic and other low-income students who are earni...
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NATIONAL GEM CONSORTIUM HONORS REYES FOR EFFORTS TO INCREASE DIVERSITY IN STEM FIELDS
Sep 24, 2008
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The National GEM Consortium today honored Congressman Silvestre Reyes and Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson for their efforts in Congress to increase diversity in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields. The ceremony took place at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. "I...
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Reyes announces $540,000 in grants for EPCC and UTEP to expand opportunities for high school and college students to pursue science, technology, engineering, and math careers
Aug 22, 2008
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The Department of Education through the Minority Science Improvement Program will award two federal grants totaling $539,112 to El Paso Community College (EPCC) and UTEP Congressman Reyes, D-El Paso, announced today. The funds will support collaborative projects by EPCC and UTEP to support under-rep...
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