Rep. Bill Flores To Discuss Trade, Energy Policy At Texas A&M Nov. 7

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: Rep. Bill Flores (R-TX) speaks during news conference where a bicameral group of Congressional Republicans called for Senate Democrats to vote on funding for the Department of Homeland Security February 12, 2015 in Washington, DC. Funding for the department as been tied up with legislation that would roll back President Barack Obama's executive order on immigratoin. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) — Rep. Bill Flores (R-TX) speaks during news conference where a bicameral group of Congressional Republicans called for Senate Democrats to vote on funding for the Department of Homeland Security February 12, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

By Erin Raftery, Texas A&M University Bush School of Government and Public Service

Nov. 5 editor’s note: The location of this event has changed from the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library & Museum to the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center at the George Bush Presidential Library Complex.

United States Congressman Bill Flores will be discussing the trade and energy policy challenges facing Congress Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 5 p.m., at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center at the George Bush Presidential Library Complex. The talk is an installment of the Texas A&M University Bush School of Government and Public Service’s Mosbacher Institute’s Conversations in Public Policy series.

A reception will begin at 5 p.m. with Flores speaking at 5:30 p.m.

The lecture is open to the public, but reservations are strongly suggested by Monday, Nov. 5. Registration is available on the Bush School website or by calling (979) 845-1927.

Flores, who has served as the representative for Texas District 17 for seven years and sits on the House Committee Energy and Commerce, is a Texas A&M graduate with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and has professional background in the energy sector. He has received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the university and currently resides in Bryan, Texas.

In addition to serving on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, he is the chairman of the Republican Study Committee and serves on the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Flores also has received the Distinguished Public Servant Award from the Marfan Foundation and the Spirit of Enterprise Award from the United States Chamber of Commerce.

This article is available on Texas A&M Today.

Media contact: Jennifer Moore, (979) 845-1532, jennmoore@tamu.edu.