Today, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced its selection of the South Texas Consortium Assets (STAC) as one of only five public private partnerships that CBP is rolling out in ports of entry across the country. The Consortium, which represents international bridges in Laredo, Rio Grande City, McAllen, Pharr, and Cameron County, will reimburse CBP to pay for additional… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28), along with representatives from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development division, held a videoconference today on federal housing loans and grants opportunities. This informational session provided attendees with an overview of federal housing assistance grants and… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) announced that his bill, the Government Customer Service Improvement Act of 2013, passed by unanimous consent in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill seeks to serve the taxpayers by improving customer service across federal agencies.
Service delivery breakdowns are in the headlines daily – veterans wait for months for… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) helped pass H.R. 1911 today. The legislation seeks to reduce the student loan interest rates which doubled on earlier this month after Congress fail to reach a compromise:
“Once this bill is signed into law by the President, students will enter the coming school year with the security of lower rates and less expensive monthly payments to loans. I have… Read more »
Today, the Government Accountability Office released a report addressing efforts by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to address the issue of illegal visa overstays. Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28), along with Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK), Senator Susan Collins (I-ME), Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX18), and Congresswoman Candice S. Miller (R-MI10), requested the… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28), along with other Members of the Border Caucus, including Reps. Raul Grijalva (AZ-03), Filemon Vela (TX-34), Beto O’Rourke (TX-16), and Pete Gallego (TX-23), today held a press conference to highlight the impact of the border region on the U.S. economy. Members discussed the points often ignored during the border security debate- including trade and… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 25 JUL 2013 – Congressmen Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), Chairmen of the Congressional Unmanned Systems Caucus, welcomed representatives from the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Air and Marine (CBP-OAM) for a briefing on their current use of unmanned systems in support of border security and DHS’… Read more »
The House Appropriations Committee favorably reported out the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations bill. This legislation sets funding levels for the State Department and foreign assistance programs for the United States government.
“The relationship we have with Mexico is one of our strongest on the… Read more »
Congressmen Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA) and Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Chairmen of the Congressional Unmanned Systems Caucus, welcomed representatives from the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Air and Marine (CBP-OAM) for a briefing on their current use of unmanned systems in support of border security and DHS’ Privacy and Civil Liberties UAS… Read more »
Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) along with City of Peñitas Mayor Marcos Ochoa and United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development State Director Paco Valentin awarded the City of Peñitas with a $2,995,000 loan.
These funds will be used towards the reconstruction of the city’s deteriorating city hall and police department. In addition, this renovation will… Read more »
