DHS funding for new headquarters slashed in FY 2017 bill A House Appropriations subcommittee delivered a major setback to the funding of a consolidated Homeland Security Department headquarters campus on Wednesday. The $41.1 billion DHS funding bill passed the subcommittee, but it cut $126 million in funding from the St. Elizabeths headquarters campus in Southeast Washington, D.C. The bill also fu... Read more »

99 percent satisfaction at TSA? Congressman questions agencies’ customer service data Agencies are too selective about what they choose to include — and omit — in their quarterly customer service reports onPerformance.gov, one congressman said. And he wants agencies to start holding themselves to higher performance standards, preferably measures they don’t create for themselves. Take the Transport... Read more »

A recently passed law that will bring an estimated $18.2 billion in funding for highways and other transportation projects in Texas came at a good time for the Lone Star State's ailing oil and gas sector, Congressman Will Hurd told energy industry leaders. During a late Friday afternoon speech before the Eagle Ford ConsortiumConference in San Antonio, Hurd (R-Helotes) said the Fixing America's Sur... Read more »

WASHINGTON — Election Day may be five months away, but Texans in Congress have only about half that time to get anything done. Members have about 10 weeks to debate and act on measures that affect all walks of American life. By mid-July, a scheduled summer recess, re-election campaigns and the summer conventions will soon eat into the remaining legislative calendar. The myriad issues facing Congr... Read more »

The effort to change Cuban immigration policy EL PASO, Texas. A viewer named Kyle complained about U.S. immigration policy. He asked me why it's so easy for Cuban immigrants to get residency in this country compared to other Latin American immigrants. As I explained last Thursday, it's because of a federal law created a half-century ago during the Cold War. It gives Cuban immigrants special status... Read more »

Olson’s Ozone Bill Could Use a Vehicle, But the Energy Bill’s Out Rep. Pete Olson’s controversial bill pushing back against the Obama administration’s ozone standards needs a bipartisan vehicle to be signed into law. But it’s not clear what that vehicle is. Olson spokeswoman Melissa Kelly initially told Morning Consult on Tuesday that Olson would try include his ozone bill as part of a conference ... Read more »

It’s Not True That No One in Congress Takes Government Performance Seriously Henry Cuellar is more than a little delighted to talk about government performance and customer service. After all, it’s not every day the Texas Democrat is asked to expound on a subject that’s clearly near and dear to his heart. And since he’s not only the driving force behind the 2010 Government Performance and Results ... Read more »

It’s Not True That No One in Congress Takes Government Performance Seriously Henry Cuellar is more than a little delighted to talk about government performance and customer service. After all, it’s not every day the Texas Democrat is asked to expound on a subject that’s clearly near and dear to his heart. And since he’s not only the driving force behind the 2010 Government Performance and Results ... Read more »

Rep. Henry Cuellar: ‘The Border Is Safer Than Washington, D.C.’ (CNSNews.com) – Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) told C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” on Thursday that the U.S.-Mexico border is safer than the nation’s capital. “The border is safer than Washington, D.C. The murder rate here might be three to four murders per 100,000. Where you and I work in Washington, D.C., I believe it’s 15.9 murders pe... Read more »

C-SPAN Washington Journal Visits Gateway City Thursday was the final day C-SPAN visited Laredo during a two-day televised event focusing on the border. During these past two days the C-SPAN Washington Journal, they've talked about issues pertaining to the border like immigration, border Security and trade. They came after an invitation from Congressman Henry Cuellar who represents this district. H... Read more »