Yesterday Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) originally cosponsored Congressman Patrick McHenry’s (R-NC-10) H.R. 4715, the Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2016, or RPM Act, which blocks attempts by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate modified motor vehicles used for racing. Joining Cuellar and McHenry was Congressman Richard Hudson (R-NC-8). For decades, automot... Read more »
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar (TX-28) met with the visiting delegation from the City of Laredo this week to discuss the city’s federal priorities. Please see photos of their visits below and attached. Sen. Cornyn and Rep. Cuellar with City Manager Jesus Olivares. Sen. Cornyn and Mayor Pete Saenz. Rep. Cuellar and, from left to right, Laredo City Councilman G... Read more »
A group of Laredo middle school students visiting Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) Friday, Feb. 26 will met National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut and engineer Stephanie D. Wilson, the second African-American woman to go on a space mission. Wilson was the keynote speaker during the 2016 TAMIU STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Alliance luncheon on Fr... Read more »
Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) and the General Services Administration (GSA) announced long-awaited improvements worth $26.8 million to the Gateway to the Americas International Bridge, also known as the Convent Avenue Port of Entry or International Bridge 1. International Bridge 1 is 70 years old and is the oldest of Laredo’s four ports. Together with previously announced upgrades to I... Read more »
Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced the opening of the second phase out of three of the Chacon Creek Hike and Bike trail system, which he made possible through a $3.3 million earmark in 2005. Joining him were Mayor Pete Saenz, City Manager Jesus Olivares, City of Laredo Council Members, City of Laredo Environmental Services Department and the Texas Department of Transportation. The... Read more »
Today Congressman Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced that he had secured an additional $10 million federal funding for environmental programs along the U.S.-Mexico border. These grant programs, which received funding under the recently passed omnibus appropriations bill, will help improve the environment, drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, all of which are important to conservation efforts and... Read more »
Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced that he successfully included language in the Fiscal Year 2016 omnibus appropriations bill to improve public health at high-volume ports of entry. The language directs the Food and Drug Administration to work with local governments at these ports of entry to reduce the risk of food-borne illness and better equip local officials to deal with food-... Read more »
Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) reiterated his concern regarding the numbers of apprehensions of family units and unaccompanied minors along our nation’s southern border, both of which increased by more than 100 percent over identical time periods in Fiscal Year 2015 and Fiscal Year 2016 (see here). Last week, the Department of Homeland Security released January numbers noting a 36 perc... Read more »
Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced a key step in the fight against drug trafficking by successfully including funding increases for the Department of Defense’s counter-drug programs in the recently enacted government funding bill. National Guard Counter-Drug Program “As a member of the House Appropriations Committee I am committed to advocating for smart spending, including effort... Read more »
Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced a series of successes in strengthening the partnership between the United States and Mexico through the recent omnibus appropriations bill. In the Fiscal Year 2016 omnibus appropriations bill that passed Congress and was signed into law in December, Congressman Cuellar included numerous provisions to increase cooperation between our two nations w... Read more »
