Congressman Cuellar Statement on Afghanistan Troop Increase
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Congressman Cuellar responds to President Obama's revised strategy for Afghanistan.
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House Passes Cuellar Bill to Improve Homeland Security Mission
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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3980, a homeland security bill authored by Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) requiring the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assess how homeland security grants have made the nation safer and better prepared since the terror acts of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. Congressman Cuellar Calls on Coast Guard to Study Presence Along the Rio Grande
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Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today voted for the Coast Guard Authorization Act, a bill which approves Coast Guard programs for 2010 and includes a provision requiring the agency to conduct a mission analysis study to determine the Coast Guard’s presence along the Rio Grande River. Creating a Culture of Preparedness
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Congressman Cuellar discusses how the country can create a culture of preparedness in a post 9/11 world. Cuellar Recognizes the Eighth Anniversary of September 11, 2001
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Cuellar underscores the importance of Homeland Security efforts to keep the nation safe, honors victims and their families. Cuellar Meets With State Department Officials to Discuss Midwife Passport Procedures
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Congressmen Cuellar meets with State Department officials to discuss new fair passport review standards for applications involving midwives. These new passport provisions follow a court settlement between the Department of State and the ACLU. Cuellar Provision Would Create US Mexico Commission
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Congressman Cuellar today applauded House passage of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010, which invests over $48 billion to bolster U.S. foreign policy efforts and includes a provision authored by Congressman Cuellar that calls for the creation of a high level US-Mexico Commission dedicated to reducing border violence by sharing information and coordinating border security operations. Cuellar: Emergency Bill Meets Urgent Challenges and Invests Hundreds of Millions in the Border
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Congressman Henry Cuellar released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2346, the Fiscal Year 2009 Supplemental Appropriations Bill. Cuellar: Border Czar "A Promising Step" Toward Coordinating the Fight Against Border Violence
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Congressman Henry Cuellar today released the following statement on Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano’s establishment of a ‘border czar’ position to oversee federal efforts to secure the southern border. Cuellar Unveils Bill to Coordinate the Fight Against Border Violence
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Congressman Henry Cuellar, a prominent member of the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee, today introduced legislation to prevent southern border violence from spilling over into the United States. Browse Documents by Date or Issue |