Transcript: October 5, 2007
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Javier Jimenez
El Paso
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What do you think of Bush's veto of the children's health program? It would have covered 10 million American children. |
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Senator Eliot Shapleigh
El Paso, Texas
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Hi Javier. Thank you for your question. In 2003, conservatives kicked 200,000 Texas children off CHIP. Along with Medicaid cuts, over 1 million Texans children lost care. Now, as President, George Bush has vetoed CHIP. When he ran for President, he promised "compassionate conservatism." Here, along the Border, we know too well what that means. For us, it means "besos y buena suerte." What can you do? First, call John Cornyn. He was one of 29 Senate Republicans who voted against CHIP. Tell him what you think. Then, call your congressman. Ask him or her to vote for children too. Finally, go vote—for our children, elections are literally a matter of life or death.
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Robert M.
El Paso
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The El Paso Times had a story about El Paso Electric outsourcing its information technology jobs to an out-of-town company. What are you doing to keep jobs in El Paso? |
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Senator Eliot Shapleigh
El Paso, Texas
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Some mornings are great--like when I get up the mountain and see a sunrise over the Huecos. Some aren't quite as great--like when I read that our local electric franchise is outsourcing jobs.I am meeting with the CEO of El Paso Electric soon. Lower cost is not the only 'value' when it comes to jobs in El Paso. Our community electric company needs to lead on building better jobs, not outsourcing the ones we have. |
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Erich Stevens
El Paso
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I saw in the paper that the dean at Texas Tech's El Paso medical school was fired. Other articles made it seem like this is hurting us. What's going on over there? |
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Senator Eliot Shapleigh
El Paso, Texas
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We first started dreaming about a medical school in Unite El Paso in 1992. More than any endeavor, a four-year medical school in El Paso will build jobs and give us a solid foundation for a prosperous future. Fifteen years of hard work have paid off this session. Now, we must move to secure accreditation. That is the next goal for our four-year medical school.
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