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Congressman Cuellar Applauds President's Final State of the Union Address
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Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) offered his thoughts on President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address delivered Tuesday evening. The address touched on a number of topics but centered on four main questions: • How do we give everyone a fair shot at opportunity and security in this new economy? • How do we make technology work for us, and not against us –… DALLAS MORNING NEWS: Here are a few notable Texans invited to Obama’s last State of the Union
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Published: January 12, 2016 8:00 am By Christine Ayala and Elizabeth Koh Update 4:10 p.m.: this post has been updated with guest comments throughout WASHINGTON– A few notable Texans will be scattered among the political elite at President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union Address Tuesday. The White House is painting the speech as non-traditional and… LAREDO MORNING TIMES: Local Elementary Student Attending State of the Union Address
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Local elementary student attending State of the Union Address By: Victoria Young LAREDO, TEXAS (KGNS) - On Tuesday, president Barack Obama will give his last State of the Union Address, an event that some call historic. One Laredo student will be joining Congressmen Henry Cuellar at Tuesday's State of the Union Address. Libraries are typically quiet places, but on this day… Bloomberg: It's About the Economy, Foes of U.S. Oil Export Ban Preached
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Industry lobby pushed campaign avoiding environmental issues • Combination of events sped action, surprising even supporters Share on FacebookShare on Twitter Working the halls of Congress, lawmaker by lawmaker, to end the ban on U.S. crude oil exports, oil-state senators and energy company executives were united by a single strategy and bolstered by seismic shifts in the… Reps. Barton and Cuellar: The Most Substantial Energy Policy in a Generation
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Reps. Barton (R-TX) and Cuellar (D-TX) commend the House for passing H.R. 2029, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which includes lifting the ban on crude oil exports. Barton and Cuellar have worked in a bipartisan and bicameral capacity to carry this crucial policy fix across the finish line. At a time when legislators so rarely cross the aisle figuratively or the floor of the Capitol… Reps. Barton and Cuellar: The Most Substantial Energy Policy in a Generation
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Reps. Barton (R-TX) and Cuellar (D-TX) commend the House for passing H.R. 2029, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which includes lifting the ban on crude oil exports. Barton and Cuellar have worked in a bipartisan and bicameral capacity to carry this crucial policy fix across the finish line. At a time when legislators so rarely cross the aisle figuratively or the floor of the Capitol… WAOI:End of Crude Oil Export Ban Seen as Boost to Texas
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Congress has agreed up drop the crude oil export ban, but experts say we should not expect the price at the pump to go down any further. "Right now, there is such an oversupply worldwide, I don’t think there is going to be a demand for U.S. oil exports," Bud Weinstein at SMU's Maguire Energy Institute tells Newsradio 1200 WOAI. Long term, what it does, he thinks is cement the… E&E News:Landmark exports deal was months in the making
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After years of legislative gridlock on energy policy, Congress is on the verge of approving a historic compromise giving both parties key wins in what has become a ceaseless war of attrition between fossil fuels and renewable interests. The blockbuster omnibus and tax package that could be signed into law as early as this weekend would repeal the 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports,… Congressman Cuellar Announces Inclusion of Crude Oil Export Ban Repeal in Government Funding Package
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Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) made the following statement upon the release of the Omnibus Appropriations act for Fiscal Year 2016. Congressman Cuellar fought to have a provision included that would repeal the longstanding ban on the export of U.S. crude oil. “The omnibus appropriations package includes a provision I have been advocating for to lift the 1975 prohibition on… Browse Documents by Date or Issue |