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 »

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

U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar announced today a $150,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration for South Texas Rural Health Services, Inc. (STRHS). STRHS created a Mental Health/Substance Abuse Program as a pilot project in May 2006 to integrate mental health and primary care services in Frio and Medina Counties,… Read more »

U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar passed an amendment today that would require the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services to report to Congress on the effectiveness of a national child abuse hotline. Congressman Cuellar’s amendment was included in the Manager’s Amendment in H.R. 5876, The Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for… Read more »

Today, U.S Congressman Henry Cuellar joined a majority of his colleagues in the House of Representatives by voting in support to override the President’s veto of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, also known as the Farm Bill. The override passed the House by a vote of 316 to 108. The President vetoed the bill Wednesday afternoon. This bipartisan support the override… Read more »