Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), long a champion of homeownership, announced today that he successfully included language making residents of colonias eligible to participate in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Self-help Homeownership Program (SHOP). The program will help those who live in communities that lack some of the most basic living necessities,… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced today that he had secured funding in the recently passed federal funding bill for 55 new immigration judges and support staff to reduce immigration backlogs. The new judges would be in addition to the over 260 immigration judges already in the 58-court system. This system includes 35 judges in nine courts in Texas. The congressman originally… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) will host fifth-grade student Anthony Garcia, 11, from Dr. Henry Cuellar Elementary School in Laredo, Texas, to see President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union Address on Tuesday, January 12 at 8 p.m. CST at the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. “Education is the great equalizer. I fully believe in providing our students with… Read more »

Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced that he secured a $2.5 million-dollar increase in federal funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Outreach Program to Reduce the Prevalence of Obesity in High Risk Areas (those counties with an obesity rate above 40 percent). Hidalgo County is the only county in the congressman’s district that meets the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced the inclusion of provisions to speed the control and removal of Carrizo cane and other invasive species along the Rio Grande in the government funding bill. This is a continuation of Congressman Cuellar's years-long leadership on this environmental and security issue. Carrizo cane is a fast-growing invasive plant species that has… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced today that through language he successfully included in the Fiscal Year 2016 government funding bill, land ports of entry across his district will now be eligible for U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) infrastructure grants. The federal government funding bill will make… Read more »

Congressman Cuellar (D-TX-28) successfully included language in the recently-passed omnibus appropriations bill to end tens of billions of dollars in payments to dead people, also known as improper government payments to deceased persons. The language requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to report on the ways it is working to eliminate the misuse of funds, which totaled more… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) and Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-TX-12), as well as U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica S. Fitzgerald Haney and Costa Rican Ambassador to the United States Román Macaya, traveled last week to the Costa Rican border with Nicaragua to see firsthand how Central America is dealing with a recent surge of Cuban migrants who are trying to make it to the United… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced the awarding of $26.8 million for long-awaited renovations to the Gateway to the Americas International Bridge, also known as Convent Avenue Bridge I in Laredo. In June of 2015, Congressman Cuellar announced a $62 million in federal funding for renovations to the Juárez-Lincoln International Bridge, also known as Bridge II. The combined… Read more »

Reps. Barton (R-TX) and Cuellar (D-TX) commend the House for passing H.R. 2029, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which includes lifting the ban on crude oil exports. Barton and Cuellar have worked in a bipartisan and bicameral capacity to carry this crucial policy fix across the finish line. At a time when legislators so rarely cross the aisle figuratively or the floor of the Capitol… Read more »