Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) delivered the commencement address to the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) Class of 2016. In his address, the congressman shared lessons he had learned throughout his life from his parents and from his own educational career. The congressman holds five degrees: an Associate of Arts in Political Service (summa cum laude) from Laredo… Read more »

Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced the successful inclusion of $11.52 million to keep the boll weevil and pink bollworm pests, which plague cotton farmers in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, at bay in the Fiscal Year 2017 House Agriculture Appropriations bill. The bill has passed the full committee and now awaits consideration by the full House of Representatives. “Although… Read more »

Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) congratulated the students graduating in the coming weeks from the following colleges and universities in Bexar County: • Texas A&M University San Antonio • The University of Texas at San Antonio • The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio • Palo Alto College (Alamo Colleges) • St. Philip’s College (Alamo Colleges) •… Read more »

Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) congratulated students from Wilson, Atascosa and McMullen counties set to graduate from Coastal Bend College. “I congratulate the students graduating from Coastal Bend College,” Congressman Cuellar said. “The past years of study you have invested in your future will pay off in innumerable ways. Not only will they open doors of opportunity for… Read more »

Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) congratulated the students graduating in the coming weeks from the following colleges and universities in Webb County: • Texas A&M International University • Laredo Community College • Brightwood College “I congratulate the students graduating from the colleges and universities in Webb County,” Congressman Cuellar said. “The past years… Read more »

Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) congratulated the students graduating in the coming weeks from the following colleges and universities in Starr and Hidalgo counties: • The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley • South Texas College • University of Phoenix “I congratulate the students graduating from the colleges and universities in Starr and Hidalgo counties,”… Read more »

Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced the inclusion of language into the Fiscal Year 2017 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs House Appropriations bill that could provide for new burial places for veterans in Texas’ 28th Congressional District. The language was approved by the full U.S. House Appropriations Committee and must now pass the full House and Senate before… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) today announced that applications congressional nominations into U.S. Service Academies are now live on his web site. Every year, Congressman Cuellar has the privilege of nominating young men and women from the 28th Congressional District for admission into our nation’s four service academies that require a congressional nomination: the U.S. Military… Read more »

Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) commended the U.S. Senate on confirming Roberta Jacobson to be the new United States ambassador to Mexico. Jacobson, a career diplomat who currently serves as the assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, has worked in public service since 1988, when she worked on the staff of the National Security Council during President… Read more »

El día de hoy, el congresista demócrata Henry Cuéllar por el distrito 28 de Texas elogió el Senado de Estados Unidos por la confirmación de Roberta Jacobson para ser la nueva embajadora de Estados Unidos en México. Jacobson es una diplomática de carrera que actualmente sirve como la Subsecretaria de Estado para Asuntos del Hemisferio Occidental. Con una amplia experiencia, ha trabajado en… Read more »