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 »

Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced he had worked with representatives from other citrus-growing regions, including California and Florida, to secure $5.5 million in additional federal funding in the proposed government funding package to tackle citrus greening disease and aid the citrus industry in Texas, Florida and California. The funding will come in a combination of a… Read more »

The recently passed omnibus appropriations bill provides $210 million for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program and $55 million for Operation Stonegarden grants Today Congressman Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced the inclusion of $265 million in the federal government funding package to assist states and localities that incur costs for incarcerating undocumented criminals and assist with… Read more »

Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) made the following statement upon the release of the Omnibus Appropriations act for Fiscal Year 2016. Congressman Cuellar fought to have a provision included that would repeal the longstanding ban on the export of U.S. crude oil. “The omnibus appropriations package includes a provision I have been advocating for to lift the 1975 prohibition on… Read more »

Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced the inclusion of nearly $948 million in the Fiscal Year 2016 appropriations omnibus package for federal courthouse projects. This money includes funding for the construction of a new federal courthouse for the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas in San Antonio, Texas. In September, Congressman Cuellar, along… Read more »

Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced that the Fiscal Year 2016 government funding bill includes more than $897 million worth of support for Mexico and Central America, provisions that he and Kay Granger (R-TX-12), chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, have fought for. The omnibus includes $750 million in funding to implement the United… Read more »

Reps. Pete Olson (R-TX), Bob Latta (R-OH), Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ), and Henry Cuellar (D-TX), today introduced bipartisan legislation that would update how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) addresses ozone requirements in the Clean Air Act. EPA recently issued a new standard requiring a reduction in the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone, from the current level… Read more »

Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced that under the newly passed and signed five-year federal highway authorization bill, new money would be made available for more than $275 million worth of transportation projects in Hidalgo County. Representative Cuellar represents the western portion of Hidalgo County. Congressman Cuellar shares Hidalgo County with Representatives Ruben… Read more »

Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), who represents part of Bexar County, announced that under the newly passed and signed five-year federal highway authorization bill, about $208 million worth of Starr County transportation projects. A full list of these projects can be found in the attached documents labeled Funding and Projects and Map provided by the Texas Department of… Read more »

Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced that under the newly passed and signed five-year federal highway authorization bill, new money would be made available for $82,853,636 worth of Zapata County transportation projects. A full list of these projects can be found in the attached documents labeled Funding and Projects and Map provided by the Texas Department of… Read more »