Washington, DC—Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) voted in favor of the of the Affordable Insulin Now Act to cap out-of-pocket Insulin costs at $35 per month in Medicare Part D and commercial health insurance plans. Beginning in 2023, the bill requires private health plans to cover at least one of each type and dosage form… Read more »

Washington, DC—Hoy, el Congresista de EE. UU. Henry Cuellar (TX-28) votó a favor del Proyecto de Ley de Insulina Asequible Ahora para limitar los costos de bolsillo de la insulina a $35 por mes en Medicare Parte D y planes comerciales de seguro médico. A partir de 2023, el proyecto de ley exige que los planes de salud privados cubran al menos una insulina de cada tipo y forma de… Read more »

Washington, DC— Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) joined his colleagues Pete Stauber (R-MN), Adrian Smith (R-NE), and Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) to introduce legislation banning imports of uranium from Russia. According to the Energy Information Administration, the United States purchased more than 34 million pounds of Uranium from 2016-2020. “Russia has proven time and again… Read more »

Zapata, TX – Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $1,000,000 for the construction of a new Zapata County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The funds will be used to provide Zapata County’s first responders, fire department, and emergency services with a new state-of-the-art, centralized facility. The EOC will allow all county department heads to come together… Read more »

Zapata, TX – Hoy, el Congresista Henry Cuellar (TX-28) anunció $1,000,000 para la construcción de un nuevo Centro de Operaciones de Emergencia (EOC, por sus siglas en inglés) del condado de Zapata. Los fondos se utilizarán para proporcionar a los socorristas, el departamento de bomberos y los servicios de emergencia del condado de Zapata una nueva instalación centralizada de última… Read more »

  Mission, TX – Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $2,392,763 in federal funding for the Starr County Courthouse Renovation Project. The funds, included in the FY2022 omnibus appropriations legislation, will support the renovation and restoration of a critical community project in the Rio Grande Valley.  More specifically, the… Read more »

Washington, D.C.— Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) secured federal funding in the FY2022 appropriations bill to help expedite the backlog of immigration cases in Laredo and across the southwest border with Mexico. More specifically, the Congressman secured $760,000,000 for the hiring of 100 new immigration judges with support staff through the Executive Office for Immigration Review… Read more »

Laredo,TX—Over the weekend, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) met with Amtrak President and CEO, Stephen Gardener, and Amtrak Executive Vice President and CFO, Tracie Winbigler, to discuss the construction a passenger rail that would run from San Antonio to Laredo. The rail would connect at the U.S.-Mexico border and extend to Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. Emmanuel Loo, Director of… Read more »

Washington, DC—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) secured $2,500,000 in federal funding for the Southwest Border Regional Commission (SBRC), the second time since its authorization in 2008. The funding will support the commission’s activities related to building economic stability across the southwest as the country recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. The SBRC was created to address… Read more »

Washington, DC—U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced $450,000,000 for the ReConnect Program and $60,000,000 for Distance Learning and Telemedicine grants. These funds add to the $2,000,000,000 included the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for the ReConnect program. Together, these… Read more »