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 »

Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) helped protect Zapata ranchers from being forced to vacate their grazing lands by providing funding to support consideration of rancher lease renewals in the FY21 State and Foreign Operations bill. Specifically, Congressman Cuellar secured $250,000 for U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) staffing and other resources,… Read more »

Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) secured $66.3 million for Recruit Housing & Training Facilities, a Training System Simulator and F-16 Mission Training Center at the Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) in the fiscal year 2021 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MILCONVA) Appropriations bill. This funding will provide JBSA with the resources and… Read more »

Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) helped secure $2.8 billion for land ports of entry in the Financial Service and General Government Appropriations bill for the fiscal year 2021. This critical funding will be used for new construction, major repair, and alterations to LPOEs. This funding was secured in the Financial Service and General Government Subcommittee markup, it… Read more »

Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) helped secure over $1 billion for the construction and land acquisition for federal courthouses in the fiscal year 2021 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. This funding will help construct a new federal courthouse in McAllen, TX. This funding was secured in the Financial Service and General Government… Read more »

Laredo, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $9,450,000 in federal funding to the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC).  These funds, awarded though the US Department of Labor (DOL) Building State Capacity to Expand Apprenticeship through Innovation program, will support the statewide expansion of the Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) - in order to meet local… Read more »

Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) voted and helped pass a short-term extension of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) through August 8, 2020. The bill will head to the President’s desk for his signature. “The coronavirus pandemic has inflicted a devastating toll on Texans and their small businesses,” said Congressman Cuellar. “The Paycheck Protection Program… Read more »

Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) delivered the following remarks today on the House Floor in support of his bipartisan amendment in the new highway infrastructure bill that would designate  the I-27 Ports-to-Plains Corridor as a Future Interstate, which starts in Laredo, TX. This designation will make Texas and New Mexico eligible for increased federal funding to… Read more »

Washington, D.C.— Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and Diputado Mario Martín Delgado Carrillo, Co-Chairs of the US-Mexico Interparliamentary Group (IPG), hosted a virtual meeting to discuss the United States- Mexico- Canada Agreement (USMCA) and ways to improve upon the current relationship between the U.S. and Mexico governments.  The U.S.-Mexico IPG has been held regularly since… Read more »