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Rep. Cuellar Announces Over $19 Million in Federal Funds for Colleges and Universities in Laredo

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Laredo, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $19,044,197 federal funding for colleges, universities, and trade and vocational schools in Laredo. This funding, awarded through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, will assist students and schools with expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to COVID-19.   “Now more than ever,…

Rep. Cuellar Announces Over $54 Million in Federal Funds for Colleges and Universities in the Rio Grande Valley

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Mission, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $54,417,724 federal funding for colleges, universities, and trade and vocational schools in the Rio Grande Valley. This funding, awarded through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, will assist students and schools with expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to COVID-19.   “Now…

Rep. Cuellar Announces Over $39 Million in Federal Funds for the San Antonio International Airport

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San Antonio, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $39,708,109 in federal funds for the San Antonio International Airport. This funding, awarded through Airport Improvement Program in the CARES Act, will be used to help the San Antonio International Airport pay for the incurred costs due to the coronavirus pandemic as well as critical safety and capacity projects to continue…

Rep. Cuellar Announces Over $18 Million in Federal Funds for the Laredo International Airport

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Laredo, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $18,506,692 in federal funds for the Laredo International Airport. This funding, awarded through Airport Improvement Program in the CARES Act, will be used to help the Laredo International Airport pay for the incurred costs due to the coronavirus pandemic as well as critical safety and capacity projects to continue regardless of…

Rep. Cuellar Announces $20,000 in Federal Funds for the Pleasanton Municipal Airport

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Pleasanton, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $20,000 in federal funds for the Pleasanton Municipal Airport. This funding, awarded through Airport Improvement Program in the CARES Act, will be used to help the Pleasanton Municipal Airport pay for the incurred costs due to the coronavirus pandemic as well as critical safety and capacity projects to continue regardless of…

Rep. Cuellar Announces $20,000 in Federal Funds for the Cotulla-La Salle County Airport

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Encinal, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $20,000 in federal funds for the Cotulla-La Salle County Airport. This funding, awarded through Airport Improvement Program in the CARES Act, will be used to help the Cotulla-La Salle County Airport pay for the incurred costs due to the coronavirus pandemic as well as critical safety and capacity projects to continue regardless of…

Rep. Cuellar Announces Over $2 Million in Federal Funds for Coastal Bend College

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Pleasanton, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $2,133,542 in federal funding for Coastal Bend College, including the location in Pleasanton. This funding, awarded through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, will assist students and schools with expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to COVID-19.   “Now more than ever,…

Rep. Cuellar Announces Over $2 Billion in Federal Funds for Texas Health Care Providers

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Laredo, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announces $2,089,066,452 for 24,307 health care providers in Texas. This funding, awarded through the CARES Act, will be used to help hospitals pay for the incurred costs of combating the coronavirus pandemic, such as buying more supplies, paying for overtime, and financing healthcare-related expenses of uninsured Americans who receive…

Congresista Cuellar anuncia más de $2 mil millones en fondos federales para proveedores de atención médica de Texas

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Laredo, TX - El congresista Henry Cuellar (TX-28) anuncia $2,089,066,452 para 24,307 proveedores de atención médica en Texas. Este financiamiento, otorgado a través de la Ley CARES, se utilizará para ayudar a los hospitales a pagar los costos incurridos de combatir la pandemia de coronavirus, como comprar más suministros, pagar horas extra y financiar gastos relacionados con la atención…

Rep. Cuellar Joins Bipartisan Letter in Support of Small Rural Hospitals During COVID-19 Pandemic

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Laredo, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) joined a bipartisan letter to Secretary Alex Azar and Deputy Secretary Eric D. Hargan of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), urging them to equitably distribute funding to small rural hospitals, critical access hospitals and other rural providers who are in desperate need of help during the COVID-19 pandemic.   “Rural…