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Unmanned Systems Caucus Co-Chairs Cuellar, McKeon spearhead meeting with FAA to talk National Airspace System integration

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Unmanned Systems Congressional Caucus Co-Chairs Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon, R-CA, spearheaded a briefing with the Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday to discuss updates on the expansion of the integration of UAVs into the National Airspace System (NAS).  “Unmanned aircraft systems have come to play an important role in the mission of our…

STATEMENT FROM CONGRESSMAN HENRY CUELLAR

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"Sunday night’s announcement by President Obama that U.S. Armed Forces have killed Osama Bin Laden, the leader of Al Qaeda and the terrorist responsible for the deaths of thousands of Americans on September 11, 2001, comes at a time when U.S. Armed Forces continue to fight for our freedoms and work to bring peace to the people of the Middle East and other regions of the world.

STATEMENT: Cuellar Responds to Border Troops Announcement

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Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism, released the following statement in response to today’s joint announcement by the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security to deploy 1,200 National Guard troops to the U.S. southern border beginning August 1, 2010.

Webb, Hidalgo, Cameron County Receive $500,000 to Fight Mosquitoes in Wake of Floods

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The Texas Department of State Health Services announced that after receiving a letter from U.S. Congressmen Henry Cuellar, Rubén Hinojosa and Solomon Ortiz, the State will expedite funding for mosquito abatement in several counties affected by Hurricane Alex. The $500,000 approved late Thursday, was requested by Webb, Hidalgo and Cameron Counties for ground spraying chemicals and briquettes, which are placed in standing water to kill mosquito larvae.

President Nominates First Federal Judge for Texas

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Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) released the following statement in response to President Obama’s nomination of U.S. Magistrate Judge Diana Saldana to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Laredo Division. If confirmed by the Senate, Judge Saldana will serve as one of two federal judges for the U.S. District Court in Laredo, Texas. This is the first nomination made by the President to fulfill the pending federal judgeships throughout the State of Texas.