Yesterday, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) offered an amendment to the fiscal year 2019 Homeland Security Appropriations bill during full committee markup to fight the border wall. The amendment would: Remove the nearly $5 billion in funding for the border wall and instead redirect these funds to more effective border security items, such as increased personnel, technology, and… Read more »

WASHINGTON— Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) included language in the fiscal year 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill markup addressing issues pertaining to immigrant family separations and unaccompanied immigrant children at the U.S.-Mexico border. He secured the following provisions: one that would allow the Department of Health… Read more »

WASHINGTON— Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced over $500 million in funding in the U.S. House of Representative’s fiscal year 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Government Agencies Appropriations bill for educational programs supporting migrant and farmworker students. With this funding, Texas educators will be able to continue to dismantle barriers… Read more »

WASHINGTON - El Congresista Henry Cuellar (TX-28) anunció más de $500 millones de dólares en fondos en la Ley de Asignaciones del año fiscal 2019 de proyectos de Labor, Salud y Servicios Humanos, Educación y Agencias Gubernamentales Relacionadas de la Cámara de Representantes de los EE.UU. para programas educativos que apoyan a estudiantes migrantes y trabajadores agrícolas. Con estos… Read more »

WASHINGTON— Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg announced that the City of San Antonio will receive a $1.5 million federal investment for fiscal year 2018 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to expand and improve homeland security preparedness. The funds are part of the Urban Area… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), a member of the House Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee on Homeland Security and Defense, released the following statement regarding Trump’s announcement to militarize the U.S – Mexico border: “Militarizing the border is a dramatic measure and will affect the lives of millions of people who live, work, and worship, in local communities on… Read more »

El dia de hoy, el Congresista Henry Cuellar  (D-TX-28),  miembro del Comité de Asignaciones y del Subcomité de Seguridad Nacional de la Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos, emitió la siguiente declaración: “Militarizar la frontera es un medida drástica y afectará las vidas de millones de personas que viven y trabajan en las comunidades locales día a día:. Para… Read more »

WASHINGTON— Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) successfully included language in the Fiscal Year 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Act to hire at least 100 new immigration judge teams, which includes judges, support staff, technology and work space, along with many other border security measures he included in the legislation, which recently passed the House of Representatives and would… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), a member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, and Homeland Security and Defense Subcommittees, joined Congressman William Hurd (TX-23), Senior Vice President of IBC Bank Eddie Aldrete, Executive Director of Mexicans & Americans Thinking Together (MATT) Aracley Garcia-Granados, Board Member of the MATT Foundation & Former Texas… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) released the following statement following President Trump’s State of the Union Address to Congress: “Tonight, in his State of the Union speech, President Trump addressed the nation and laid out an agenda for the American people,” said Congressman Cuellar. “I am hopeful that the framework presented by the President will guide the country towards… Read more »