Congratulations for a Friend and, Now, Chairman
Congressman Reyes served his country in Vietnam and has always been a strong advocate for servicemembers, veterans and military families. He has been a valuable member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. He has been in the forefront of the battle to help veterans eligible for both VA disability benefits and military retirement who are currently being taxed on those benefits. He has been a champion for full funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system to ensure veterans have timely access to high quality care. He is an outspoken advocate for aging veterans, having secured the development of a much-needed Veterans State Nursing Home in El Paso. His annual veterans’ town hall meetings and Veterans Citizen Advisory Committee help ensure that policy makers understand and hear the needs of veterans and their families in his district. Congressman Reyes has a profound understanding of the needs and concerns of men and women in uniform, veterans and their families. I believe that is a key prerequisite to the important post he now assumes.
I have always called “Silver” a friend, now I will be proud to call him “Mr. Chairman.”