Silvestre Reyes

Silvestre "Silver" Reyes[http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getpage.cgi?dbname=2007_record&page=H4882&position=all Congressional Record] is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1997 to 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence between 2007 and 2011. In the Democratic Primary election on May 29, 2012, Reyes lost by a margin wide enough to avert a runoff election[http://www. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Silvestre Reyes has 371 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1990 House Proceeding. The year with the most videos was 2007 with 37 videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2009 with an average of 8,905 views per program. Most appearances with Ruben Hinojosa (5), Solomon P. Ortiz (4), Xavier Becerra (4). Most common tags: Immigration, Hispanics, Intelligence.

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Previously

U.S. Representative, D-TX 16th November 14, 1996 - January 3, 2013 Videos: 369 Chief Agent, El Paso, TX, Border Patrol Police c. July 27, 1994 - c. November 5, 1996 Videos: 2 U.S. Representative Candidate,
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c. November 5, 1996 - c. November 14, 1996 Videos: 0

Recent Appearances

  • Defense Plans for Sequestration

    Defense Plans for Sequestration

    Officials testified about automatic budget cuts scheduled for January 2013, known as sequestration. They focused on planning …

  • Morning Hour

    Morning Hour

    During Morning Hour, any member may speak for up to five minutes on any topic. When no additional members seek recognition, M…

  • F-22 Raptor Oxygen Problems

    F-22 Raptor Oxygen Problems

    Witnesses testified on the problem of pilots becoming dizzy from oxygen deprivation while flying the Air Force supersonic F-2…

  • Possible Defense Spending Cuts

    Possible Defense Spending Cuts

    Jeffrey Zients and Ashton Carter testified on the effects of automatic budget cuts on Defense Department and other government…

  • House Session

    House Session

    One Minute Speeches (15 per side) H.Res. __ - Resolution recommending that the House of Representatives find Eric H. Holder, …

  • Representative  Reyes on Arizona Immigration Law Supreme Court Ruling

    Representative Reyes on Arizona Immigration Law Supreme Court Ruling

    Representative Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) talked about the Supreme Court ruling on the Arizona immigration law]. The court overtu…

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Past Elections

Ideology data is based on DW-NOMINATE statistics developed by Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal. More information can be found at Voteview .

Historic election results compiled from data found on FEC.gov

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