Border & Homeland Security

Rep. Cuellar Secures Language Strengthening Migrant Facility Video Monitoring and Consolidating Migrant Medical Care in FY24 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill

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Washington, DC – U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, secured language strengthening migrant facility video monitoring and consolidating migrant medical care in the Committee report accompanying the FY 2024 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill. Rep. Cuellar secured this language in light of continued…

Rep. Cuellar Secures Permitting Reform Language for World Trade Bridge Expansion

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Washington, DC – U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) secured language to reform the Presidential permit process in the Fiscal Year 2024 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs House appropriations bill. The language will streamline and expedite the Presidential permit approval process for bridges, including the World Trade Bridge expansion project in Laredo. Presidential…

Rep. Cuellar Announces Over $24 Million to Help Secure Local Communities

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San Antonio, TX – Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced over $24 million in federal funding to help secure local communities. The City of San Antonio will receive $13,051,737, United Way San Antonio $5,795,360, and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of San Antonio $5,688,925 in the first tranche of FY23 Shelter and Services Program Funding, a program Congressman…

Rep. Cuellar Announces Over $12 Million to Help Secure Local Communities

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Laredo, TX – Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced over $12 million in federal funding to help secure local communities. Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Laredo will receive $6,438,769 and the Laredo Fire Department $5,961,992 in the first tranche of FY23 Shelter and Services Program (SSP) funding, a program Congressman Cuellar started in 2014. The funds are…

Reps. Cuellar, Gonzales, Escobar, Gonzalez, and Vasquez Introduce the Land Port of Entry (LPOE) Modernization Trust Fund Act

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Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), Congressman Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23), Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (D-TX-16), Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX-34), and Congressman Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-2) introduced the Land Port of Entry (LPOE) Modernization Trust Fund Act. This legislation will establish a trust fund that will be used to (1) construct new ports of…

Cuellar Announces Over $14 Million to Help Secure Local Communities

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Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) released the following statement as he continues to work with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as well as local and federal entities to restore order to the U.S.-Mexico border:  “Today, the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board announced that Catholic Charities of Laredo will now be…

Cuellar Announces Over $48 Million to Help Secure Local Communities

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Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) released the following statement as he continues to work with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as well as local and federal entities to restore order to the U.S.-Mexico border:  “Today, the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board announced that Catholic Charities of San Antonio will now be…

Rep. Cuellar Announces Nearly $3 Million Federal Earmark for New Duval County Emergency Operations Center

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Duval EOC

San Diego, TX – Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $2,965,800 for a new Duval County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The funds will be used to provide Duval County’s fire department, first responders, and emergency services with a new state-of-the-art facility. The EOC will allow all county department heads to work together during a major disaster for proper and…

Rep. Cuellar Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter to the Office of Management and Budget Requesting Additional Funding for the U.S.-Mexico Border Water Infrastructure Program

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Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced submission of a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requesting additional funding for the U.S.-Mexico Border Water Infrastructure Program (BWIP). The letter requests $100 million to expand the BWIP in Fiscal Year 2024 and help finance critical water infrastructure in…

Congressmen Gonzales, Cuellar Hold Bipartisan Press Conference on Rising Suicide Rates at CBP

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WASHINGTON D.C.—Congressman Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23) and Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) on Wednesday held a bipartisan press conference in honor of the 14 fallen U.S. Customs officers and Border Protection (CBP) agents who have committed suicide this year. The conference focused on the importance of increasing funding and access to mental health resources at CBP. “These 14 CBP…