Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) was sworn into his seventh term in the United States House of Representatives by Speaker Paul Ryan.  Congressman Cuellar stands by House Speaker Paul Ryan as he takes the official oath of office as the 115th Congress formally convened on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. The Speaker of the… Read more »

For Europe, Even Modest Supplies of U.S. LNG Will Transform Relationship with Gazprom By Nick Cunningham Even though Russia will continue to provide the majority of natural gas to Europe, and holds a dominant position over the continent’s pipeline infrastructure, the surging volume and diversity of LNG supply will force Gazprom to keep prices low and supply steady—providing a huge… Read more »

Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) served as honorary co-chair of and addressed LNG Allies’ Transatlantic Energy Dialogue on Capitol Hill in Washington. LNG Allies is a nonprofit whose mission is to promote U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports and enhance the energy security of America’s allies. The event was also attended by Congressman Joe Barton (R-TX-6), another event… Read more »

Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced the successful inclusion of language and funds in the FY 2017 House Energy and Water Appropriations bill to limit methane gas emissions from flaring and venting, different types of release of release of natural gas, in shale formations such as the Eagle Ford Shale in the 28th Congressional District. Venting, unlike flaring, does not… Read more »

Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) commended the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on its recent decision to drop a proposed rule change that would have prohibited the modification of street cars, or cars for regular driving purposes, for use in off-road racing events. The proposal was the result of a new interpretation of emissions standards in the Clean Air Act. Last month,… Read more »

Why Some Democrats Sat Out Clean Power Plan Court Fight By Anthony Adragna April 6 — Dozens of Democrats, including 10 senators and 27 House members, did not sign onto an amicus brief supporting the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan in federal appeals court, according to an analysis from Bloomberg BNA. Lawmakers gave a number of reasons for not… Read more »

Today, for the 10th time since starting in Congress in 2005, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) received the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s annual Spirit of Enterprise Award, given in recognition of his support for pro-jobs, pro-growth policies in the first session of the 114th Congress. This past year Congressman Cuellar was given a 94% rating by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. This marks the… Read more »

El día de hoy, por la décima vez desde que entró a la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos, el congresista Henry Cuéllar por el distrito 28 de Texas fue galardonado con el reconocimiento Espíritu Empresarial, conocido como “Spirit of Enterprise”, por la Cámara de Comercio de Estados Unidos por su apoyo para desarrollar trabajos y el crecimiento de la economía durante la primera… Read more »

Yesterday Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) originally cosponsored Congressman Patrick McHenry’s (R-NC-10) H.R. 4715, the Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2016, or RPM Act, which blocks attempts by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate modified motor vehicles used for racing. Joining Cuellar and McHenry was Congressman Richard Hudson (R-NC-8). For… Read more »

Congressmen Work to Block EPA Proposal on Race-Modified Street Cars Five members of Congress have introduced a bill to exempt full-time race cars from the EPA's street car regulations. Five members of Congress have introduced a bill to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from regulating former street cars that have been modified for full-time racing duty. The bill comes in… Read more »