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Reps. Cuellar and McCaul Introduce Legislation Promoting Tourism Between the U.S. and Mexico

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Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10), chairmen of the U.S.-Mexico Interparliamentary Group, introduced the United States-Mexico Tourism Improvement Act. This legislation will increase governmental cooperation between the United States and Mexico to reinvigorate tourism in both the United States and Mexico. “Before the pandemic, tourism…

Cornyn, Sinema, Cuellar, Gonzales Introduce The Bipartisan Border Solutions Act to Address Migrant Influx at Border

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WASHINGTON –U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and U.S. Representatives Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) and Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23) today introduced The Bipartisan Border Solutions Act, their bipartisan, bicameral legislation to respond to the surge in migrants coming across our southern border. The bill would improve both the Department of Homeland Security’s…

Rep. Cuellar Announces Funeral Assistance for Texans Who’ve Lost Loved Ones to COVID-19

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Laredo, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced that FEMA has begun accepting applications for funeral assistance for Texans who’ve lost loved ones to COVID-19. Congressman Cuellar helped pass the funeral assistance program as part of the American Rescue Plan. Texans who paid for funeral expenses after January 20, 2020, for an individual whose death may have been caused by…

Rep. Cuellar Announces that Veterans are to Receive $1,400 Payments from American Rescue Plan Beginning this Week

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Laredo, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced today that many Texans who receive Veterans’ benefits could expect Economic Impact Payments of up to $1,400 hit their bank accounts beginning this week. Many Texans have already received Economic Impact Payments as part of the American Rescue Plan that Congressman Cuellar helped pass. “Help is here, and we want to make sure that…

Rep. Cuellar’s Statement on President Biden’s FY2022 Discretionary Funding Request

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 Washington, D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar, a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on President Biden’s fiscal year 2022 discretionary funding request: “The coronavirus pandemic has exposed serious needs in Texas and across the country. President Biden’s funding request takes important steps to meet these needs and set our nation…

Rep. Cuellar Votes to Pass Two Historic Immigration Bills

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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar voted to pass H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, and H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, two landmark pieces of legislation to modernize and reform our immigration system and secure permanent protections and a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who are key to the economic recovery of our nation.…

Rep. Cuellar Announces $3,648,900 in Federal Funds to Bruni Water Supply Corporation

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Bruni Water Supply Corporation

Laredo, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $3,648,900 in federal funding to Bruni Water Supply Corporation. These funds, awarded through U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development, will help finance the construction of a Micro-filtration system to correct arsenic levels in the drinking water. “No American, whether in rural or urban areas, should have to worry about…

Rep. Cuellar’s Statement on CBP Southwest Land Border Encounters for the Month of February

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Laredo, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) released the following statement regarding U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Southwest Land Border Encounters in February 2021: February CBP Encounters: Total - 100,441 Unaccompanied Minors/Single Minors – 9,457 Family Unit Aliens – 19,246 Single Adults - 71,598 “In the month of February alone, U.S. Customs and…

Rep. Cuellar’s Statement on Biden Administration Restarting the Central American Minors Program

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Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) released the following statement regarding President Biden, the Departments of State and Homeland Security (DHS) reinstating the Central American Minor (CAM) program to reunite children from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras with their parents who are lawfully in the United States: “I want to thank the Biden administration for…