Washington, D.C.—Today, the United States Senate overwhelmingly passed the United States- Mexico- Canada Agreement (USMCA), sending the agreement to President Trump for signature. This trade agreement is projected to raise GDP by nearly $70 billion and create upwards of 200,000 American jobs.
“Over the past year, I have been working with both Democrats and Republicans to create a trade… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Hoy, el Senado de los Estados Unidos aprobó abrumadoramente el Acuerdo Estados Unidos-México-Canadá (USMCA), enviando el acuerdo al Presidente Trump para su firma. Se prevé que este acuerdo comercial aumente el PIB en casi $ 70 mil millones y cree más de 200,000 empleos estadounidenses.
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) helped include over $1.7 billion in the final spending bill to expand student loan and education programs for low-income students and Hispanic student populations, a $200 million increase from FY19. Congressman Cuellar also secured language that will improve the Temporary Expanded Public Services Loan Forgiveness (TEPSLF)… Read more »
Washington, D.C. -- El congresista Henry Cuellar (TX-28) ayudó a incluir más de $1.7 mil millones en el proyecto de ley de gastos finales para ampliar los programas de préstamos estudiantiles y educación para estudiantes de bajos ingresos y poblaciones de estudiantes hispanos, un aumento de $ 200 millones desde el año fiscal 19. El congresista Cuellar también aseguró un lenguaje que… Read more »
Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) condemns the Trump Administration’s plan to reallocate $7.2 billion of appropriated 2020 Defense funds for border wall construction. Specifically, the Administration plans to divert $3.5 billion from military counterdrug programs and $3.7 billion in military construction projects.
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Laredo, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced nine local recipients of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. U.S. undergraduate students, who demonstrate financial need, are eligible to receive credit-bearing study or internships abroad. This scholarship allows academically outstanding individuals, from underserved backgrounds, gain skills essential for sustaining… Read more »
Laredo, TX - El congresista Henry Cuellar (TX-28) anunció nueve beneficiarios locales de la Beca Internacional Benjamin A. Gilman. Los estudiantes de pregrado de EE. UU., que demuestren necesidad financiera, son elegibles para recibir estudios o pasantías con créditos en el extranjero. Esta beca permite a individuos académicamente sobresalientes, de entornos desatendidos, adquirir… Read more »
Washington, D.C.-- Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) secured language in the final spending bill that allows teaching hospitals in areas of need to extend their cap-building window to ten years, allowing new physicians to fill residences in rural, under-resourced areas, such as the Rio Grande Valley. The number of physicians per population in the Valley is almost half of the… Read more »
Washington, DC - El congresista Henry Cuellar (TX-28) aseguró el lenguaje en el proyecto de ley final de gastos que permite a los hospitales de enseñanza en áreas de necesidad y extender su ventana de aumento de capitalización a diez años, lo que permite a los nuevos médicos llenar residencias en zonas rurales, áreas con recursos, como el Valle del Río Grande. El número de médicos por… Read more »
Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) secured language directing the hiring of 100 new immigration judges, in the final spending bill, to reduce the backlog of immigration cases at our southern border. To finance these additional hires, the Congressman also helped secure over $672 million for the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), of which $4 million will be… Read more »
