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CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COPS/METRO ALLIANCE

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On 2024-12-10, Representative Greg Casar (D-TX-35) delivered a floor speech titled "CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COPS/METRO ALLIANCE" in the House. The speech addressed taxes and also covered the environment, education.

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CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COPS/METRO ALLIANCE

Congressional Record, Volume 170 Issue 183 (Tuesday, December 10, 2024) [Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 183 (Tuesday, December 10, 2024)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages E1251-E1252] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COPS/METRO ALLIANCE ______ HON. GREG CASAR of texas in the house of representatives Tuesday, December 10, 2024 Mr. CASAR. Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to call the attention of the House in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Communities Organized for Public Service/Metro Alliance. Since 1974, the COPS/Metro Alliance has invested billions of dollars into San Antonio families and have fought to make the City a place where everyone's voices are heard. Led by a West-Side native organizer named Ernesto Cortes Jr., church leaders across the City began to organize and work with one another to secure more opportunities for working class residents. They used their newfound voices to fight for housing for seniors, environmental protections, and safer streets. Members of COPS/Metro Alliance even began running for office, and successfully secured funding for libraries, parks, and public services. [[Page E1252]] When factories and plants closed in San Antonio, they created job- training programs and worked with businesses to bring more high-paying jobs to the City. In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the COPS/ Metro Alliance founded an unprecedented education and job placement program called ``SA Ready to Work'', offering over 28,000 San Antonio residents job placement, support, and retention services, and tuition for high school equivalency, college degrees, and industry-recognized certifications: the first of its kind in the Nation. While great strides have been made in the last few decades to make San Antonio a more equitable city, there is still more work to be done. As the Representative for Texas's 35th Congressional District, I know that the COPS/Metro Alliance will continue its incredible legacy of uplifting the most disadvantaged among us, and work to create an even greater San Antonio. ____________________

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CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COPS/METRO ALLIANCE Congressional Record, Volume 170 Issue 183 (Tuesday, December 10, 2024) [Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 183 (Tuesday, December 10, 2024)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages E1251-E1252] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COPS/METRO ALLIANCE ______ HON. GREG CASAR of texas in the house of representatives Tuesday, December 10, 2024 Mr. CASAR. Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to call the attention of the House in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Communities Organized for Public Service/Metro Alliance. Since 1974, the COPS/Metro Alliance has invested billions of dollars into San Antonio families and have fought to make the City a place where everyone's voices are heard. Led by a West-Side native organizer named Ernesto Cortes Jr., church leaders across the City began to organize and work with one another to secure more opportunities for working class residents. They used their newfound voices to fight for housing for seniors, environmental protections, and safer streets. Members of COPS/Metro Alliance even began running for office, and successfully secured funding for libraries, parks, and public services. [[Page E1252]] When factories and plants closed in San Antonio, they created job- training programs and worked with businesses to bring more high-paying jobs to the City. In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the COPS/ Metro Alliance founded an unprecedented education and job placement program called ``SA Ready to Work'', offering over 28,000 San Antonio residents job placement, support, and retention services, and tuition for high school equivalency, college degrees, and industry-recognized certifications: the first of its kind in the Nation. While great strides have been made in the last few decades to make San Antonio a more equitable city, there is still more work to be done. As the Representative for Texas's 35th Congressional District, I know that the COPS/Metro Alliance will continue its incredible legacy of uplifting the most disadvantaged among us, and work to create an even greater San Antonio. ____________________