Today, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced its selection of the South Texas Consortium Assets (STAC) as one of only five public private partnerships that CBP is rolling out in ports of entry across the country. The Consortium, which represents international bridges in Laredo, Rio Grande City, McAllen, Pharr, and Cameron County, will reimburse CBP to pay for additional… Read more »
Today, the Government Accountability Office released a report addressing efforts by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to address the issue of illegal visa overstays. Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28), along with Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK), Senator Susan Collins (I-ME), Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX18), and Congresswoman Candice S. Miller (R-MI10), requested the… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28), along with other Members of the Border Caucus, including Reps. Raul Grijalva (AZ-03), Filemon Vela (TX-34), Beto O’Rourke (TX-16), and Pete Gallego (TX-23), today held a press conference to highlight the impact of the border region on the U.S. economy. Members discussed the points often ignored during the border security debate- including trade and… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 25 JUL 2013 – Congressmen Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), Chairmen of the Congressional Unmanned Systems Caucus, welcomed representatives from the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Air and Marine (CBP-OAM) for a briefing on their current use of unmanned systems in support of border security and DHS’… Read more »
“As a member of the House Appropriations Committee, I am encouraged to see that both chambers in Congress have approved a plan to transfer $11.3 million toward Customs and Border Protection salaries and expenses, in order to avoid furloughs and continue to pay for administratively uncontrollable overtime (AUO) for FY 2013. As lawmakers, it is our fundamental duty to ensure that… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, released the following statement on the passage of the H.R. 2217, the FY 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill:
“This bill includes the hiring of 1,600 new CBP officers. Those are the men and women in blue that man our ports of entry. The addition of these 1,600 CBP officers will be a historic step in addressing the congested ports… Read more »
I met Enrique Peña Nieto in May 2011, during his introduction visit to Washington, D.C. Then governor of the state of Mexico, Peña Nieto was a rising star in Mexican politics and clearly had a bright future ahead of him.
The following two years, after multiple trips between Mexico and Washington, including stops to places such as Azteca… Read more »
Congressmen Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Michael McCaul (TX-10), Filemon Vela (TX-34), Beto O’Rourke (TX-16), Pete Gallego (TX-23), and Blake Farenthold (TX-27) introduced today H.R. 1108, the Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2013. This bipartisan bill gives U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) the authority to enter into public-private partnerships with local governments and… Read more »
Today, Congressmen Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Ruben Hinojosa (TX-15), Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), Filemon Vela (TX-34), Pete Gallego (TX-23), and Beto O’ Rourke (TX-16) unified efforts to address the impact these automatic and arbitrary spending cuts will have in their respective districts when sequestration goes into effect this Friday, March 1.
Earlier this week, the White House released… Read more »
