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Politico: As border crisis fades, so does need for new funds

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By SEUNG MIN KIM | 9/7/14 9:39 PM EDT President Barack Obama warned of a humanitarian crisis at the border. Hill Democrats privately feuded with the Obama administration over speeding up deportations. And House Republicans scrambled and delayed recess to overcome internal disputes and pass a border bill. But for all the border-crisis drama that engulfed Washington this summer,…

Judicial Watch: ISIS eyeing Texas-Mexico border for attack

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Judicial Watch: ISIS eyeing Texas-Mexico border for attack by Nadia Galindo Posted: 09.02.2014 at 9:29 PM   As things heat up in the Middle East, many are worried about a terrorist plot along our southern border. “The office of intelligence from CBP (Customs and Border Protection) says there is no credible threat there in any way of form”, Rep. Henry Cuellar said. The…

The Hill: What’s next for border funding?

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The Hill: What’s next for border funding? By Cristina Marcos August 31, 2014, 06:00 am Congress might punt again on a border funding bill when it returns in September. The House and Senate scrambled to move bills to give federal agencies extra money to handle the surge in unaccompanied child migrants crossing the southern border before their five-week recess. But lawmakers…

Texas Tribune: What's next for Washington on the border crisis

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What's next for Washington on the border crisis By Henry Cuellar, Aug. 13, 2014 Photo by Jack Dean The whole country has been watching as a humanitarian crisis unfolds on our southern border while Washington does nothing.  In fact, earlier this month, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it would redirect money during the middle of hurricane…

Rep. Cuellar and Mexican Officials Announce Energy Reform Collaboration between US and Mexico

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Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28), along with Mexican Congressman Hector García García, officials from Texas A&M International University in Laredo, as well as Jesús Ancer Rodriguez, Rector of La Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, met last week in Monterrey, Mexico to discuss energy reform in Mexico and the great advancements in production of oil and natural gas in both the United…

Houston Chronicle: Short on time, a divided Congress returns to border crisis

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Short on time, a divided Congress returns to border crisis By Kevin Diaz August 29, 2014 WASHINGTON - Congress returns a week from Labor Day with a little unfinished business left on the Texas border. In the month since lawmakers left town in a swirl of acrimony, border officials say the surge of illegal immigrants at the border has slowed. But the partisan rancor hasn't. With…

NorteDigital: Quieren reforzar frontera de EU con más equipo de guerra

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Quieren reforzar frontera de EU con más equipo de guerra   Fuente: AP Legisladores estadounidenses retomaron el plan para reforzar la seguridad fronteriza con México    El Universal | NorteDigital   Si te gustó este artículo, quizá te guste Norte Digital. Legisladores estadounidenses retomaron el plan para reforzar la seguridad fronteriza con México mediante…

NTN24: Representante Demócrata por el Estado de Texas aseguró en NTN24 que “la culpa de que no exista una Reforma Migratoria es del Partido Republicano”

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Representante Demócrata por el Estado de Texas aseguró en NTN24 que “la culpa de que no exista una Reforma Migratoria es del Partido Republicano”   NOTICIAS | AMÉRICA LATINA Miércoles, Agosto 27, 2014   Henry Cuéllar le dijo al programa Zoom a la Noticia de NTN24 que “el gran número de inmigrantes que llegan a la frontera de EE.UU. se debe a que las autoridades mexicanas no…

The Daily Beast: A Texas Democrat Tries to Fix the Border

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A Texas Democrat Tries to Fix the Border Rep. Henry Cuellar is battling Republicans and Democrats alike to end the humanitarian crisis on America’s southern border. But does a guy picking fights with everyone from President Obama to Ted Cruz stand a chance? Before Gaza exploded, and the Malaysian airliner was shot down over Ukraine, and ISIS stormed across Iraq, and Ferguson, Missouri…

San Antonio Express News: Cuellar: Neither party owns all the good ideas

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Cuellar: Neither party owns all the good ideas Americans are disappointed with the job Congress is doing, with good reason. The failure of Congress earlier this month to send President Barack Obama a supplemental appropriations bill to address the border humanitarian crisis is just the most recent example showing that Congress is broken and taxpayers have a right to be…