The U.S. House of Representatives passed a drought relief bill Thursday that will provide $383 million in emergency aid to farmers and ranchers across the country. U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, said three-quarters of all American agricultural producers are affected by ongoing drought conditions. The House has failed to pass a full five-year farm bill package because of partisan… Read more »

McAllen — Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo) announced that the Department of Education has awarded McAllen ISD’s Department of Physical Education and Health Instruction Services a $715,495 grant under the Carol M. White Physical Education Program. The grant is expected to stand for a total of 3 years and total $2,146,485. “Over the past three decades, childhood obesity rates in… Read more »

Cites Enormous Success of Medicare Today and Importance for Future Generations  Washington, D.C.—Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) marked the 47th anniversary of the enactment of Medicare. Medicare provides a guaranteed set of benefits and affordable premiums to seniors and people with disabilities, including approximately 3,044,936 Texans. President Lyndon Johnson signed… Read more »

Washington, DC— From gaining access to their pensions to securing transportation to medical appointments, Atascosa County residents were able to ask Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) their questions about Social Security and Medicare during a town hall meeting conducted by telephone on Thursday, July 26. Cuellar hosted the telephone town hall meeting to hear from people in Atascosa County… Read more »

From gaining access to their pensions to securing transportation to medical appointments, Hidalgo County residents were able to ask Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) their questions about Social Security and Medicare during a town hall meeting conducted by telephone on Thursday, July 26. Cuellar hosted the telephone town hall meeting to hear from people in Hidalgo County about issues… Read more »

Federal employees’ performance reviews would be expanded to factor in the quality of the service they provide under a bill headed to the House floor with the blessing of good-government advocacy groups. The Government Customer Service Improvement Act (H.R. 538), introduced in February 2011 by Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, was approved on April 18 by the House Committee on Oversight and… Read more »

PUEBLO DE PALMAS -- Under the sun’s fading light, a group of children gathered for an impromptu soccer game on a waterlogged field. They didn’t have to go home yet. As the soccer game unfolded in the background at a park in Pueblo de Palmas, a sprawling, poverty-stricken colonia near Alton, residents and government officials celebrated the installation of street lights that facilitated… Read more »

PHARR, April 5 - U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar says he is urging U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk to support Mexico’s inclusion in negotiations on setting up the Trans-Pacific Partnership.   On a visit to the Rio Grande Valley on Tuesday, Cuellar told the Guardian that the TPP would include trade agreements for industrial goods, agriculture and textiles, and digital technologies.… Read more »

One of the surest ways to lose all hope that Congress will ever solve the nation's toughest problems is to watch the annual debate over the federal budget, which took place in the House last week. Democrats offered a budget that got no Republican votes. Republicans offered a budget that got no Democratic votes, but passed because the GOP controls the House. It will go nowhere in the… Read more »

SAN ANTONIO - A litany of troubling events, including photos of Marines urinating on bodies, U.S. military members burning Korans and a U.S. Army sergeant involved in a civilian massacre, has made Afghanistan more dangerous than ever, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Laredo said Wednesday. For more visit:… Read more »