Congressman Cuellar gives statement following President Barack Obama's address to our nation's schools. Cuellar appluads student from Roma, Texas for being recognized by the President. Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and USDA Texas Farm Service Agency State Director Juan M. Garcia announced Friday in San Antonio, Texas, the timetable for Texas disaster and drought assistance applications to be submitted and processed by the Farm Service Agency. Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar today announced that the Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Gateway Community Health Center $1.34 million as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, passed by Congress earlier this year. Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar today voted in support of H.R. 2920, the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, legislation co-sponsored by Congressman Cuellar which creates a plan to enforce fiscal discipline in a time of rising deficits. Pay-as-you-go legislation, also known as PAYGO, restores fiscally responsible spending measures to Congress by requiring that all new spending is offset by savings. Read more »

Congressmen Cuellar meets with State Department officials to discuss new fair passport review standards for applications involving midwives. These new passport provisions follow a court settlement between the Department of State and the ACLU. Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar today helped pass H.R. 3183, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, which makes key investments to protect America’s energy and water infrastructure. Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar voted in support of H.R. 3170, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2010, which protects consumers, strengthens financial oversight institutions and invests in community small business programs. The bill also includes $150,000, secured by Congressman Cuellar, for Laredo Community College to develop a small business center to serve South Texas. Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar applauds House passage of the 2010 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill, which includes over $77 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs and $24 billion for military construction and family housing through fiscal year 2010. The bill marks a historic increase in funding since 2007 and will improve veterans’ quality of care and programs to assist returning troops and their families. Read more »

Congressman Cuellar today applauded House passage of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010, which invests over $48 billion to bolster U.S. foreign policy efforts and includes a provision authored by Congressman Cuellar that calls for the creation of a high level US-Mexico Commission dedicated to reducing border violence by sharing information and coordinating border security operations. Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar voted to pass the Agriculture and Rural Development Appropriations Bill, 2010, which provides over $24 billion to the Department of Agriculture to fund low-income food programs, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), rural development programs, agricultural research and over $13 million in fever tick research dollars for South Texas. Read more »