Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Chairman of the Congressional Pro-Trade Caucus, applauded the agreement reached by the United States and Colombia on the Colombia Free Trade Agreement. The deal allows the United States to move products and goods freely to Latin American countries. Read more »

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Members of the Congressional Pro-Trade Caucus (CPTC), a bipartisan coalition dedicated to promoting trade as a tool to spur economic growth and job creation in the United States, hosted a trade policy briefing Wednesday with the Panamanian Ambassador to the United States Jaime Aleman. The meeting was attended by more than a dozen bipartisan members of Congress, including CPTC Chairman Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28). Read more »

Today, Members of the Congressional Pro-Trade Caucus, a bipartisan coalition dedicated to promoting trade as a tool to spur economic growth and job creation in the United States, hosted a trade policy briefing with Han Duk-soo, the Ambassador to the Republic of Korea. The meeting was attended by more than a dozen bipartisan members of Congress who advocated positive dialogue to promote the pending Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Korea, commonly known as KORUS. Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), founding member of the Congressional Pro-Trade Caucus and U.S. Representative to the nation’s sixth largest trade port in Laredo, Texas, today released the following statement in response to President Obama’s trade policy agenda released today. Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today announced that the Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, Bennie G. Thompson, has appointed him as the new Chairman of the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism. Congressman Cuellar will leave his post as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness and Response, but will retain his membership on that committee as he assumes his new leadership role. Read more »

Congressman Cuellar and U.S. Senator John Cornyn today release a statement regarding the commercial lane expansion at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas. The lanes are expected to boost trade between U.S. and Mexico. Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today joined President Felipe Calderón of Mexico, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and U.S. Congressman Ruben Hinojosa to officially open the Anzalduas International Bridge connecting the communities of Mission, Texas and Reynosa, Mexico across the Rio Grande. This new vehicular bridge is the closest international crossing point between Hidalgo County, Texas and Monterrey, Mexico. Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar issued the following statement today in reaction to the rescue of 15 people held captive by Colombian rebels.  The hostages included three American military contractors taken captive when their surveillance plane went down in 2003. Marc Gonsalves, Keith Stansell and Thomas Howes, who were believed to have been held longer than any other U.S. citizens… Read more »

U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar announced today a $4,416,530 grant for the Laredo International Airport. The money comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation – Federal Aviation Administration.   The grant is divided into two awards: $3.2 million in discretionary funds which will be used to rehabilitate Runaway 14/32 and $1,216,530 in entitlement funds. The entitlement funds… Read more »