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Congressman Henry Cuellar Receives National Guard Charles Dick Medal of Merit

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U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar was honored Monday by the National Guard Association of the United States with the Charles Dick Medal of Merit Award. The award, given to only 32 recipients nation-wide, was presented by Lt Gen Charles G. Rodriguez, Adjutant General for the State of Texas.   The Charles Dick Medal of Merit was established in 1988 to recognize the contributions to…

Congressman Henry Cuellar Supports Continuing Security and Veterans Funding

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U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar voted in favor today of the continuing resolution, H.R. 2638, which will fund programs covered by nine regular appropriations bills that have not been enacted. H.R. 2638, also known as Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009, passed the House by a vote of 370 to 58.   “This bill will provide an…

CONGRESSMAN HENRY CUELLAR ANNOUNCES NEW ARMY PROGRAM TO INCENTIVIZE IMMERSION IN CRITICAL FOREIGN LANGUAGES

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Congressman Henry Cuellar announced today a new financial incentive from the U.S. Army for recruiting college Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadets to take courses in critical foreign languages, including Arabic and Mandarin Chinese. To qualify for the incentive, cadets would have to commit to entering the Army, the Army Reserve or the Army National Guard as a commissioned…

CONGRESSMAN HENRY CUELLAR SPENDS 4TH OF JULY WEEK WITH TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN

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U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar returned today from a six-day Congressional Delegation tour to the Middle East where he visited Texas troops and discussed democracy and anti-terrorism initiatives with leaders in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Congressman Cuellar was part of a three-member bi-partisan Texas delegation team that also included Congressmen Gene Green (D-Houston) and Michael…

CONGRESSMAN HENRY CUELLAR VOTES TO SUPPORT IRAQ SUPPLEMENTAL

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Washington, DC- U.S Congressman Henry Cuellar voted in support of the Iraq War supplemental bill that provides funding for domestic initiatives, including an updated G.I. Bill for veterans as well as an expansion of unemployment benefits. This provision, one of three in the supplemental bill, passed the House by a vote of 256-166. "We must stand behind our men and women who are…

CONGRESSMAN HENRY CUELLAR RANKED SECOND-MOST-CENTRIST CONGRESSMAN

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Washington – The National Journal’s 2007 congressional vote ratings place Congressman Henry Cuellar as the second-most-centrist Congressman in the U.S. House of Representatives. Reporters and editors from the non-partisan magazine, including CNN political analyst William Schneider, based ratings on key votes relating to economic, social, or foreign policy issues, gauging their votes from…

CONGRESSMAN HENRY CUELLAR VOTES FOR BUDGET PLAN TO STRENGTHEN ECONOMY, MAKE AMERICA SAFER

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Cuellar joined a majority in the House of Representatives in support of a new fiscally responsible budget plan that will strengthen the economy and make America safer. The budget for Fiscal Year 2009 was approved by a vote of 212-207. The budget resolution complies with the House pay-as-you-go rule that requires all mandatory spending and revenue…

News for South Texans from South Texas Congressional Delegation

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Congressmen Solomon P. Ortiz, Henry Cuellar and Rubén Hinojosa will welcome Congressman Steve Buyer, ranking member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, on February 5-6 to the Rio Grande Valley to visit with local veterans and tour the South Texas VA Health Care Center in Harlingen.  The visit will allow Rep. Buyer, an Indiana Republican, to see the challenges faced by South Texas…

CONGRESSMAN HENRY CUELLAR ANNOUNCES NEW HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR VETERANS LIVING IN SOUTH TEXAS COUNTIES

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Today, Rep. Henry Cuellar announced that the veterans of Jim Hogg, LaSalle, Webb and Zapata counties will have increased local access to quality healthcare services.  As a result of Cuellar’s collaboration with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA), local veterans’ organizations and his colleagues in Washington, D.C., the VA will be offering new healthcare options to the veterans of…

MORE THAN 200 SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS ATTEND HEALTH CARE AND ENROLLMENT FAIR

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Hundreds of South Texas Veterans spent their Saturday morning receiving complimentary health care services and enrolling with the Veterans Administration. The 2007 Veterans Health and Enrollment Fair was held in Rio Grande City with several health care and informational booths providing services for Veterans.  The event was hosted by Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo), with…