Congressman Cuellar today commended Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack for issuing drought assistance relief payments to two Texas counties suffering forage loss due to prolonged drought conditions. Wilson and Guadalupe county farmers are the first in the nation to receive Farm Service Agency drought relief payments. Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and USDA Texas Farm Service Agency State Director Juan M. Garcia announced Friday in San Antonio, Texas, the timetable for Texas disaster and drought assistance applications to be submitted and processed by the Farm Service Agency. Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar joined legendary energy expert T. Boone Pickens to discuss and promote major natural gas legislation aimed at transforming the country’s use of natural gas. Read more »

The U.S. House of Representatives today voted overwhelmingly to pass the Water Quality Investment Act of 2009, major legislation that invests $18.7 billion over five years in strengthening America’s wastewater infrastructure. Included in the bill were amendments authored by Congressman Henry Cuellar that call for new studies of wastewater discharge into the Rio Grande and of colonias’ water infrastructure needs. Read more »

U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar voted today in favor of the Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act, a sweeping measure to increase American energy independence through the growth of renewable energy, increased energy efficiency, conservation of current resources, and environmentally-sensitive domestic drilling. If made law, the bill would also create more… Read more »

U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar joined the City of Laredo and U.S. Customs and Border Protection today to announce a comprehensive plan to remove and control Carrizo cane along the Rio Grande River near Laredo. Eradication of the cane will enhance Border Patrol efforts by improving the line of sight for both the Remote Video Surveillance System and U.S. Border Patrol agents. Carrizo… Read more »

Americans feel the effects of rising oil prices from the gas pump to the kitchen table. The price of oil reached a record $146 a barrel on July 11th, and it is imperative that Congress works on behalf of American families and business to lower energy costs and increase energy independence with a thorough and inclusive plan. I support a comprehensive energy strategy founded on three… Read more »

U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar co-sponsored legislation Wednesday that would help renovate and modernize public schools in Texas and around the country.   By a vote of 250 to 164, the House passed the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act (H.R. 3021), which provides funding to states and school districts to help ensure that school facilities and… 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 »

Washington, DC- U.S Congressman Henry Cuellar joined a majority of colleagues in the House of Representatives by voting in support of H.R. 6022, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Fill Suspension and Consumer Protection Act, in an effort to reduce the price of gasoline. The bill passed the House by a vote of 385 to 25, with the Senate passing a similar provision by a vote of 97-1. The… Read more »