Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) marked the 47th anniversary of the enactment of Medicare.  Medicare provides a guaranteed set of benefits and affordable premiums to seniors and people with disabilities, including approximately 3,044,936 Texans.  President Lyndon Johnson signed Medicare into law on July 30, 1965.   “Today, we celebrate Medicare’s tremendous success… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in urging House of Representatives leadership to act swiftly to bring the 2012 Farm Bill to a vote before August.  Cuellar joined 79 lawmakers, including Congresswoman Kristi Noem (R-SD) and Congressman Peter Welch (D-VT), in signing a letter encouraging House Leadership to take action on this bill so that farmers… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) applauded United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack’s announcement of new federal efforts to improve water quality and public health in colonias.  As announced today, the USDA will be changing its water and wastewater funding process to provide more assistance to colonias in need of improved access to clean water and… Read more »

On Thursday, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis in support of the Eagle Ford Shale College Consortium’s application to the Department of Labor’s Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grants Program.  The Consortium, a coalition of six community colleges, is seeking funding to develop the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) announced his support for the Administration’s new initiative to dedicate nearly $100 million to support Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) teachers, as well as a proposal to create a national Science, Math, Technology and Engineering (STEM) Master Teacher Corps.  School districts in Texas will be eligible to apply for… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo) announced two infrastructure improvements in Nuevo Laredo funded by the Environmental Protection Agency, the Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC) and the North American Development Bank (NADB). “Mexico is not only an important trade and economic partner with the U.S., but the border and water we share make it an important… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo) congratulated Starr County on receiving a $450,000 grant from by the Board of Directors of the Border Environment Cooperation Commission and the North American Development Bank (NADB). The grant will finance part of a solid waste transfer station. “This project is a shining example of how federal funds can be put to good use to support a clean… Read more »

Your vote is your voice, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) likes to say, and this week he launched an interactive voting registration app on his website aimed at making sure that voters in Texas have their voices heard.  The app is designed to inform Texans on how they can register to vote and what they need to bring to the polls.  “It’s part of my job to make sure that Texans… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo) and Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar announced that the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program has awarded a grant to the Webb County Sheriff’s Office in the amount of $602,321.  This grant will support the hiring of five new deputies, who, according to the terms of the grant, must be military veterans. … Read more »

Only three days after Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) authored a letter encouraging the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to formally notify Congress of the intent to include Mexico in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, USTR has provided Congress written notification of the administration’s intent to include Mexico in TPP negotiations.  This notification begins… Read more »