[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 99 (Wednesday, July 26, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H7007-H7008]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     RECOGNIZING EL PASO VET CENTER

  (Mr. REYES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. REYES. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize an outstanding 
institution in

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my district, the Department of Veterans Affairs El Paso Vet Center 
which has served the veterans of west Texas and southern New Mexico for 
the last 21 years. The center provides quality care to improve the 
lives of men and women who fought and defended our Nation's security 
and freedom. These services are provided with incredible compassion and 
understanding. Through counseling, guidance and rehabilitation 
programs, the center is an invaluable link between our veterans and the 
Department of Veterans Affairs. By reaching out to more than 100,000 
veterans in the El Paso area, the center makes an incredible difference 
in our community.
  It is veterans programs like this that deserve the full support and 
appreciation of this institution. Abraham Lincoln once said, ``Let us 
strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the Nation's wounds, 
to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and 
his orphan.''
  Wars indeed have left behind men and women who need our assistance. 
As we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, I 
am proud to recognize the El Paso Vet Center, an institution that has 
continuously provided assistance to our Nation's veterans in El Paso.

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