Starr County Students Encouraged to Apply for NURSE Corps Scholarship
The NURSE Corps scholarship supports recipients with tuition, required fees, other reasonable educational costs and a monthly living stipend for up to four years. For every year the scholarship is awarded, the student will serve a year at a NURSE Corps-approved facility in urban, rural, or frontier areas with high… Read more »
The Obamacare Deadline has Come and Gone; What Now?
Congressman Henry Cuellar reminds Starr County residents that, while the March 31st deadline for the healthcare open enrollment period has passed, it may not be too late to sign up. If you are uninsured, you may have a second chance at applying for subsidized health insurance.
“The open enrollment deadline is now behind us,… Read more »
Customs to hire 2,000 officers across U.S.
By Kate Rice
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that it will hire an unprecedented 2,000 new officers, increasing the size of its workforce by about 10%. They will be deployed at 44 ports of entry in 18 states.
Among the cities that will get additional officers are New York; Los Angeles; Detroit; Buffalo, N.Y.;… Read more »
Congressman produces video to talk to small business owners (Video)
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-San Antonio, has produced a new video aimed at helping small business owners in his district.
Mike W. Thomas
Reporter-San Antonio Business Journal
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-28th District, is featured in a new video discussing… Read more »
Health coverage opportunities remain
BY HENRY CUELLAR, GUEST COMMENTARY : APRIL 8, 2014
You may not know that, while the March 31 deadline for the healthcare open enrollment period has passed, it may not be too late to sign up. If you are uninsured, you may have a second chance at applying for subsidized health insurance.
If you missed the deadline, there are a few… Read more »
Pols push to abolish agency charging for documents available for free online
Published April 07, 2014
FILE: Dec. 17, 2013: Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., outlines his annual Wastebook, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.AP
Anyone who's used the Internet knows that if you want a government document or research report, it's probably available online -- often for… Read more »
"Let Me Google That For You Act" takes aim at federal agency
A government agency sells information you can usually find for free -- and is losing money in the process
By Russell Mills
TULSA —
A federal agency that sells information that's readily available on the Internet -- and loses money in the process -- has drawn fire from a bi-partisan group of… Read more »
Rep. Cuellar: “Healthcare Open Enrollment is closed, but you may still be able get coverage”
Laura Garcia Valley Town Crier - Reporter laura@valleytowncrier.com
Posted: Friday, April 4, 2014 11:03 am
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Feds charge money for free reports that can be found on Google
Lawmakers want agency killed, say Google makes it obsolete
The agency congressional watchdogs criticized for charging other agencies tens of millions of dollars to buy reports already freely available online is actually charging people to buy the very watchdog report that criticizes it for charging… Read more »
Obscure federal agency is losing money — to Google
By Gregory Korte April 3, 2014 3:52 pm ET
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., a longtime deficit hawk, unveils his 2013 annual Wastebook, which points a critical finger at billions of dollars in questionable government spending, during a news… Read more »
