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MUNDO HISPANICO: Cámara aprueba liberar del polígrafo algunos candidatos a la Patrulla Fronteriza

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La Cámara de Representantes aprobó el miércoles un proyecto de ley que exime de una prueba de polígrafo a quienes soliciten trabajo en la Patrulla Fronteriza (CBP), siempre y cuando vengan de alguna agencia de ley y orden o de las fuerzas armadas, informó The Hill. El proyecto de ley pasó de manera holgada la cámara baja, con una votación 282 a 137, con votos a favor de republicanos y…

CITY OF SAN ANTONIO: Mayor Taylor and Rep. Cuellar announce $1 million federal investment to expand homeland security preparedness in San Antonio

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Mayor Taylor and Rep. Cuellar announce $1 million federal investment to expand homeland security preparedness in San Antonio Contact: Leslie Garza, Director of Communications Office: (210) 207-8448, Cell: (210) 269-2297, leslie.garza@sanantonio.gov SAN ANTONIO – (June 6, 2017) – Working with our federal delegation, Mayor Ivy R. Taylor and City Council have helped secure…

PERIODICO ENLACE: CUELLAR ANNOUNCES $13.9M FOR UTRGV AT PRESS CONFERENCE

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Tags: Education

CUELLAR ANNOUNCES $13.9M FOR UTRGV AT PRESS CONFERENCE Por Atror On Friday, May 26, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) held a press conference with officials from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) at the Mission CEED Building, to announce that UTRGV will receive more than $2.7 million this year, and possibly more than $13.9 million over the next five years, to…

RIO GRANDE GUARDIAN: Congressman Cuellar says NAFTA renegotiations similar to TPP

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Tags: Trade

Congressman Cuellar says NAFTA renegotiations similar to TPP Meanwhile, U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar has given an update on NAFTA. At a news conference held late last month at the Mission CEED Building to announce a $15 million grant UTRGV will receive through the Upward Bound Program, Cuellar and his staff handed out literature from the Congressional Research Service, a…

mySA: A bizarre budget that deserves to be DOA

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A bizarre budget that deserves to be DOA By Bruce Davidson Published 12:00 am, Saturday, June 3, 2017 Photo: Andrew Harnik /Associated Press Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway listens as Budget Director Mick Mulvaney speak to the media about President Donald Trump’s proposed fiscal 2018 federal budget. It is not a “taxpayers first”…

4 TRADERS: Henry Cuellar : Rep. Cuellar Invites International Trade Stakeholders to Provide Input for NAFTA Renegotiation

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Tags: Trade

Henry Cuellar : Rep. Cuellar Invites International Trade Stakeholders to Provide Input for NAFTA Renegotiation Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) is notifying trade stakeholders in his district to participate in the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) by providing input to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert E. Lighthizer. On May 18, the Trade…

Anzalduas Bridge Proposal Selected for CBP Donations Acceptance Program

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For Immediate Release April 20, 2017 Contact: Xochitl Mora, Director, Office of Communications O: (956) 681-1202 / M: (956) 662-9269 / E:  xmora@mcallen.net Anzalduas Bridge Proposal Selected for CBP Donations Acceptance Program Local leaders credit bipartisan efforts for program inclusion (McAllen, TX) Yesterday, the City of McAllen received notice from U.S.…

EL MANANA: Se llena Laredo de inmigrantes (Laredo sees influx of immigrants)

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LAREDO, TX.- El congresista federal Henry Cuellar advirtió que el Departamento de Seguridad Interna liberó en el área de Laredo a decenas de indocumentados centroamericanos que después deberán presentarse ante un juez de migración. “El gobierno federal comenzó a liberar inmigrantes, la mayoría de Centroamérica, para quedar libres de irse con familiares o con organismos que los…