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… Read more »
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.
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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… Read more »
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.
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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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
Washington, D.C.— Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) helped secure bill language in the fiscal year 2021 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill prohibiting military construction funds to be used to construct a wall along the southern land border of the United States.
This bill passed full committee markup and will move to the House and Senate… Read more »
