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Rep. Cuellar Announces $63,523 in Federal COVID-19 Emergency Funding for First Responders in Poteet and Pleasanton

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Pleasanton, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $63,523.42 in federal funds to Poteet and Pleasanton in their efforts to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus. These funds, awarded through the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program, will be used for overtime, protective equipment and supplies for our first responders. “We must all work…

Rep. Cuellar Announces Over $2.6 Million in Federal COVID-19 Emergency Funding for First Responders in San Antonio

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San Antonio, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $2,688,293 in federal funds to assist San Antonio in their efforts to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus. These funds, awarded through the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program, will be used for overtime, protective equipment and supplies for our first responders. “We must all work…

Rep. Cuellar Announces $90,600 in Federal COVID-19 Emergency Funding for First Responders in Rio Grande City

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Rio Grande City, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $90,600 in federal funds to assist Rio Grande City in their efforts to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus. These funds, awarded through the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program, will be used for overtime, protective equipment and supplies for our first responders. “We must all work…

Rep. Cuellar Announces $210,752 in Federal COVID-19 Emergency Funding for First Responders in La Joya, Palmview, Penitas, and Mission

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Mission, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $210,752.37 in federal funds to assist La Joya, Palmview, Penitas, and Mission in their efforts to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus. These funds, awarded through the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program, will be used for overtime, protective equipment and supplies for our first…

Rep. Cuellar Announces $21,662 in Federal COVID-19 Emergency Funding for First Responders in La Vernia

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La Vernia, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $21,662 in federal funds to assist La Vernia in their efforts to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus. These funds, awarded through the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program, will be used for overtime, protective equipment and supplies for our first responders. “We must all work together to…

Rep. Cuellar Prohibits the Use of Federal Funds for Border Wall in Spending Bills

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Washington, D.C.— Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) successfully fights border wall construction securing language in multiple fiscal year 2021 Appropriations bills that prohibits any use of federal funding for additional border wall construction. The Congressman also secured language in the fiscal year 2021 Homeland Security Appropriations bill prohibiting construction of border barriers…

Rep. Cuellar Secures $27.4 Million for a New Air and Marine Hangar Facility in Laredo

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Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) secured $27.4 million for a new Air and Marine Operations (AMO) hangar facility in Laredo, TX in the fiscal year 2021 Homeland Security Appropriations bill. This new facility will include administrative, operational, and hangar space; aircraft and vehicle parking; and other necessary site improvements to meet CBP’s mission. The hangar…

Rep. Cuellar’s Statement on HHS Deployment of Medical Professionals to Laredo

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 Laredo, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar released the following statement regarding FEMA and the Department of Health and Human Services deployment of the Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) and the Public Health Service Nurse Strike Team to Laredo, TX. “I would like to thank FEMA and the Department of Health and Human Services for sending these resources to Laredo. Our hospitals…

Rep. Cuellar Secures Initial Funding for the Southwest Border Regional Commission

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Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) secured $250,000 in federal funding for the Southwest Border Regional Commission (SBRC), the first time since its authorization in 2008, in the fiscal year 2021 Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill. The SBRC was created to address economic distress in the southern border regions of Arizona, California, New Mexico, and…

Rep. Cuellar’s Statement on Additional Department of Defense Resources to Assist COVID-19 Efforts in Texas

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Laredo, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) released the following statement in regards to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) activation of additional U.S. Army Urban Augmentation Medical Task Forces (UAMTF) to assist Texas hospitals in their efforts in combating the coronavirus: “Texas hospitals are overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients and our frontline workers are doing the best…