Nancy Pelosi Tours Paul Foster School Of Medicine

U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi continued her trip through the Borderland with a tour of the Paul Foster School Of Medicine on Saturday. Pelosi was escorted by El Paso Congressman Silvestre Reyes, who is pushing for more funding for our health and sciences education in the region.

Reyes said he wants Pelosi to get a good feel of what’s going on at the medical school and the entire Texas Tech Center for Health Sciences.

Reyes walked Pelosi through classrooms where students are learning from state-of-the-art equipment, including life-like patients that can be seen moving and even speaking.

Reyes stressed Peolosi can take what she’s learned about the health sciences center and relay that to Washington, when it comes to funding.

“The fact is there is a great deal of competition for those funds (for heath sciences), the biggest selling points (are) what is going on here,” said Pelosi.

Pelosi was met by anti-abortion protesters at an El Paso Airport Marriott Hotel on Friday. ABC7 cameras didn’t spot any demonstrators on Saturday.