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Rep. Cuellar Office Participates in Health Insurance Enrollment Event This Saturday

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This Saturday, March 15th, the Office of Congressman Henry Cuellar will participate in a health insurance enrollment event in conjunction with Centro Med, a local health organization part of the Enroll SA, Get Bexar Covered coalition.    Almost 300,000 Texans have enrolled in a health insurance plan since open enrollment began in October.  In the month of February alone,…

Rep. Cuellar and USDA Rural Development Director Join City of Encinal to Break Ground at New City Hall

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On Monday, March 10th, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) and United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development State Director, Paco Valentin, joined officials from the City of Encinal and La Salle County Judge, Joel Rodriguez for the groundbreaking of the new Encinal City Hall.  “I congratulate the City of Encinal for this important milestone and new beginning for our…

Congressman Cuellar and Local Health Service Agencies Host ACA Info and Enrollment Session

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On Saturday, March 8th, the Office of Congressman Cuellar (D-TX28) is co-hosting an Affordable Care Act information and enrollment session along with the UT Health Science Center, Area Health Education Center, Molina Healthcare, and South Texas Development Council. With the March 31st enrollment deadline approaching, the event hopes to target anyone who needs information or assistance…

Rep. Cuellar Office Joins HUD to Present $1.6 Million Federal Investment in Border Colonia Communities, Webb County

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The Office of Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) today joined the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to announce $1.6 million in grants to stimulate job growth and business opportunities in chronically underserved rural areas along the Texas-Mexico border region.  Rep. Cuellar’s Hidalgo County Outreach Coordinator, Alexis Gallegos, attended the event along with…

Congressman Cuellar and TAMIU Host STEM Alliance Event at the University

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Starting on Wednesday, March 26th through Saturday, March 29th, the Office of Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) will co-host a STEM Alliance event with Texas A&M International University. The event hopes to target local Hispanic and female students as they are underrepresented in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. “As students begin to consider what…

Rep. Cuellar’s 2010 Gov’t Reform Bill Continues to Streamline Federal Gov’t

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Congressman Henry Cuellar’s landmark government reform legislation, passed in 2010 as the Government Performance Results Modernization Act, continues to streamline the federal government, integrating resources and eliminating redundancy.  The 2010 law required agencies to identify ambitious goals and perform frequent performance evaluations and the results of these reports have…

Rep. Cuellar Signs on to Bill Replacing Medicare Payment System, Providing Stability to Doctors & Seniors

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Congressman Henry Cuellar (DTX-28) co-sponsored H.R. 4015, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014, which replaces the broken Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula with an improved payment system that rewards quality, efficiency and innovation.  Building on legislation unanimously supported out of committee in the House and the Senate, this…

Rep. Cuellar Calls for More Science and Math Graduates, Increased Investment in STEM

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On Wednesday, February 26th, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) joined other Texas Congressional colleagues at a breakfast reception hosted by Harmony Public Schools, a charter school system in Texas that focuses on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, to call for an increase in American graduates in STEM fields and increased investment in science and mathematics education.…

Rep. Cuellar Highlights High Speed Rail from San Antonio to Monterrey at Summit in Washington

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On Wednesday, February 26th, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) spoke at the annual High Speed Rail Summit in Washington, DC in a panel entitled “A New Vision for Transportation in America.”  In his speech, the Congressman laid out his vision for a high speed rail line connecting San Antonio to Monterrey and joined other members of Congress, including Congressman Jeff Dunham,…

Rep. Cuellar’s Office Can Assist Texas District 28 Families Set up Washington D.C. Tours

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  The Office of Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) can coordinate tours of the Capitol and other government buildings on a year-round basis for families in the 28th District of Texas. The tours offered include the Capitol, White House, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Library of Congress, Supreme Court, and Kennedy Center, and may be requested through Congressman Cuellar’s official…