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Capitol Annex (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Texas Congressmen Silvestre Reyes, Gene Green, and Henry Cuellar are among over a dozen members of Congress who late this week sent a letter to other Democrats touting their support for Hillary Clinton, saying she is the strongest candidate to have at the top of the ticket this fall. Here is the letter: Dear Fellow Democrat, We are writing to you because of our shared belief in our Party's...
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The Mex Files (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
Former Chief Border Patrol Agent, and now United States Congressman Silvestre Reyes has probably heard a lot of tall tales told by agents over the years. Zach Taylor, described as the head of something called the “National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers” — “an informal association of retired Border Patrol officers“ was supposedly [...]
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South Texas Chisme (Free subscription) | 04/30/2008
Way to go! We need more of that type of public assessment when Bush bots speak. The chairman of a House committee has challenged the credibility of a supposed expert witness who, under oath, made unsubstantiated claims that terrorists have entered the southern border of the United States. U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-El Paso, is furious that Zack Taylor, a spokesman for the National Association...
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The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Petraeus, testifying before the House Armed Services Committee, was asked by Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-Texas., ...
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OTB News (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
SPEAKERS: REP. IKE SKELTON, D-MO. CHAIRMAN REP. JOHN M. SPRATT JR., D-S.C. REP. SOLOMON P. ORTIZ, D-TEXAS REP. GENE TAYLOR, D-MISS. REP. NEIL ABERCROMBIE, D-HAWAII REP. SILVESTRE REYES, D-TEXAS REP. VIC SNYDER, D-ARK. REP. ADAM SMITH, D-WASH. REP. LORETTA SANCHEZ, D-CALIF. REP. MIKE MCINTYRE, D-N.C. REP. ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, D-CALIF. REP. ROBERT A. BRADY, D-PA. [...]
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OTB News (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
SPEAKERS: REP. IKE SKELTON, D-MO. CHAIRMAN REP. JOHN M. SPRATT JR., D-S.C. REP. SOLOMON P. ORTIZ, D-TEXAS REP. GENE TAYLOR, D-MISS. REP. NEIL ABERCROMBIE, D-HAWAII REP. SILVESTRE REYES, D-TEXAS REP. VIC SNYDER, D-ARK. REP. ADAM SMITH, D-WASH. REP. LORETTA SANCHEZ, D-CALIF. REP. MIKE MCINTYRE, D-N.C. REP. ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, D-CALIF. REP. ROBERT A. BRADY, D-PA. [...]
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News: Moldova.org: Politics (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
The possibility of another buildup of U.S. troops in Iraq, should conditions deteriorate, would be remote, Army Gen. David H. Petraeus testified Wednesday.Petraeus, testifying before the House Armed Services Committee, was asked by Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-Texas., about contingency plans if the situation in Iraq worsens and whether he would reinstate the surge.(That) would be a pretty...
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California Conservative (Free subscription) | 04/03/2008
Yesterday, I wrote about Silvestre Reyes’ counterpoint op-ed in the Strib. Here’s the portion of the counterpoint that I found particularly objectionable: As the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, I am committed to taking this fight to the terrorists, but I remain convinced that we can do that while stopping this administration, or any administration, [...]
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California Conservative (Free subscription) | 04/02/2008
On March 25, I submitted a counterpoint editorial to the Star Tribune rebutting the flimsy arguments made in Silvestre Reyes’ op-ed on the FISA reform legislation launguishing in the House of Representatives. This afternoon, the Strib’s Tim O’Brien returned my phone message. Here’s the content of Mr. O’Brien’s email: Gary, I’m sorry it took so long to [...]
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California Conservative (Free subscription) | 03/24/2008
Silvestre Reyes’ dishonesty is showing. Here’s where Rep. Reyes goes wrong in his March 20th Strib op-ed: As the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, I am committed to taking this fight to the terrorists, but I remain convinced that we can do that while stopping this administration, or any administration, from conducting warrantless spying on [...]
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A Bluestem Prairie (Free subscription) | 03/21/2008
In Constitution and people alike need protection, Silvestre Reyes, chair of the House Intelligence Committee, points out the errors in Michele Bachmann's nonsensical commentary about the spying bill: A March 14 article by Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., made several errors...
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Blanton's and Ashton's (Free subscription) | 03/04/2008
According to this story in the New York Times, Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), the chair of the House Intelligence Committee, says that the House may be close to giving the telecoms immunity in the wiretap bill before Congress. As you probably all know already, the Senate passed a version of the bill that pays off gives immunity to telecoms for wiretapping the phones of Americans without regard...
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Wake Up America (Free subscription) | 03/04/2008
... expired February 1st, to keep America protected) Now we see the left, having a meltdown because Silvestre Reyes, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, finally doing his job, told CNN that the House is very close to passing a measure that does include telecom immunity . (Video at C&L -- who is one of those having the meltdown) Reyes: We are talking to the representatives...
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The ITT List (Free subscription) | 03/03/2008
Speculation began on Saturday, and was refueled again today, that House Democrats, led by Intelligence Committee Chairman Silvestre Reyes, would figure out a way to–at the very least–make sure a telecom immunity provision becomes law. I haven't been able to confirm any of this myself. More specifically, I’ve been told both that Reyes really is likely to lead a cave-in, and also...
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Privacy Digest (Free subscription) | 03/03/2008
Telecom Amnesty Compromise in Works, Reyes Says - Via Threat Level : House Intelligence Committee Chairman Silvestre Reyes says the House and Senate may come to a compromise this week over whether to grant amnesty to telecoms that aided Bush's secret, domestic wiretapping program. The Texas Democrat says he's seen some of the wiretapping documents and talked with the telecoms,...
