[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 44 (Tuesday, April 15, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H1461]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 INVITATION TO CONFERENCE ON ISSUES IMPORTANT TO UNITED STATES-MEXICO 
                                 BORDER

  (Mr. REYES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. REYES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about an important event 
being held in Washington this week and to invite all my colleagues to 
attend. The United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce and the University 
of Texas at El Paso are sponsoring a conference this week in Washington 
about issues that are important along the United States-Mexico border.
  The border between our countries is almost 2,000 miles long. We have 
a common border, and we have common challenges to meet.
  This conference will be held Wednesday and Thursday. It will address 
such issues as the economics of the border, environmental concerns of 
the border, transportation and infrastructure needs of the border, 
cultural aspects of the border and a status report on the impact of 
NAFTA on the United States-Mexico border.
  I invite all my colleagues to a congressional reception from 6 to 8 
p.m. on Wednesday, April 16 in B-369 Rayburn. I also invite all my 
colleagues to attend all the conference or parts of the conference. I 
also ask my colleagues to look for my Dear Colleague letter this 
afternoon.

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