On Thursday, January 30th, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) attended the opening of the new Jourdanton City Hall and provided congratulatory remarks along with the Mayor of the City of Jourdanton, Susan Netardus.
The new City Hall building includes room for a council chamber, police department, city staff offices, and municipal court, and offices for the district attorney,… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) released the following statement on the announcement of House Republican standards for immigration reform:
“I am encouraged to see the House Republican Leadership outline a meaningful step towards reforming our country’s broken immigration system,” said Congressman Cuellar. “Immigration reform is about jobs and the economy, national security, and… Read more »
Today, Congressmen Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) joined his colleagues in the House of Representatives by voting in support of HR 2642, the Agriculture Act of 2014, also known as the Farm Bill. The bill, which passed the House by a vote of 251-166, will extend all farm and nutrition programs for five years, and includes support for South Texas ranchers negatively impacted by cattle fever… Read more »
On January 27th, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) spoke at the ribbon cutting ceremony of the UPS Laredo facility along with UPS District Manager Craig Weitz, UPS Division Manager Roger Rosas, Laredo Chamber of Commerce President Miguel Conchas, and the Mayor of Laredo Raul Salinas. The facility relocated to a more centralized location which will facilitate service.
“Having a new and… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) will host fifth grader Luis Castañeda from Dr. Cuellar Elementary School at the nation’s capital to see President Barack Obama give the State of the Union Address. Luis was selected in an essay competition in which the first line of his paper stated, “Going to Washington D.C. with Dr. Henry Cuellar will be the highlight of my life.” Rep. Cuellar will… Read more »
On Wednesday, January 29th, the Office of Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) will host a free workshop for attendees to learn about grant opportunities from Humanities Texas and the Texas Commission on the Arts. The workshop is aimed towards teachers, college and university faculty, non-profit museums and art galleries, and other humanities and arts professionals. Attendees… Read more »
Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) announced that all women at risk for breast cancer will now have additional access to preventive medication under the Affordable Care Act. This new coverage requires that most health insurance plans must soon cover chemoprevention medications such as tamoxifen and raloxifine at no additional cost.
“In Texas, nearly 115,000 women were… Read more »
Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) and Homeland Security Appropriations Chairman John Carter (R-TX31) announced that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will receive $225.7 million in funds to hire 2,000 more men and women in blue as part of the Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations Bill. The bill passed both houses of Congress this week and will now be signed into law by the… Read more »
Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) announced that the Port of Laredo will receive $61,686,000 in funds from the General Services Administration (GSA) as part of the Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations bill. These funds will go directly towards making updates to Laredo’s ports of entry that will increase efficiency and improve safety and security for city residents.
“I… Read more »
Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee Member Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) and Chairman John Carter (R-TX31) today announced that the FY14 budget will authorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to initiate public-private partnership pilots for infrastructure improvements at ports of entry along the Texas-Mexico border.
Millions of dollars in commerce cross the… Read more »
