Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today announced that he has secured two major provisions in the final House version of health care reform. The measures were included in the Manager’s Amendment introduced Tuesday evening, which is a 42 page addendum to H.R. 3962, the “Affordable Health Care for America Act 2009” introduced last week. Read more »

Congressman Cuellar provides a statement following the introduction of a new health care reform plan by the House. Read more »

Congressman Cuellar alongside South Texas veterans today unveiled new mobile veterans clinics intended to help veterans get local VA care. Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today announced his support for a measure requiring Congress to make the final health care reform bill publicly available online 72 hours in advance of a House vote. Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded Texas A&M International University $287,314 to establish a graduate education degree program in autism. Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar today voted to pass the Medicare Premium Fairness Act which could spare 11 million seniors from unexpected increases in their 2010 Medicare Part B premiums. Without congressional action, these seniors could see increases between $15 and $30 a month. Read more »

Congressman Cuellar provides a statement following the President's address before a joint session of Congress. Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar today announced that the Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Gateway Community Health Center $1.34 million as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, passed by Congress earlier this year. Read more »

As your representative in Congress, I am closely monitoring the developing news about cases of swine flu in Texas. Two cases have been confirmed as of yesterday afternoon, and fortunately, both patients have recovered without the need for hospitalization. I hope you will join me in keeping the patients and their families in your thoughts and prayers. Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar today joined an overwhelming, bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives to send the bipartisan Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2009 to President Obama’s desk. Read more »