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Rep. Cuellar Announces $500,000 for PILLAR to Help Fight HIV/AIDS Among High Risk Populations

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  LAREDO— Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) joined representatives and the City of Laredo Health Department in announcing $500,000 in federal funding for People with Ideas of Love, Liberty, Acceptance and Respect (PILLAR) aimed at decreasing community HIV risk-factors, providing testing to residents and treating those living with HIV. $250,000 will go towards staff retention…

Rep. Cuellar Announces Over $1.4 Million for New HSI STEM Program at UTRGV

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Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced over $1.4 million for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) to increase the retention and graduation of undergraduate students in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). Congressman Cuellar created the first-ever NSF STEM program focused on HSIs through his work on the appropriations committee. With these…

Rep. Cuellar Help Secures Over $1.5 Billion for Low-Income Students and Hispanic Education

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WASHINGTON— Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) helped include over $1.5 billion in the U.S. House of Representative’s fiscal year 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill to expand education programs for low-income students and Hispanic student populations. Specifically, this bill provides funding for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness…

El Congresista Cuellar ayuda a asegurar $1.4 mil millones para distritos escolares militares

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WASHINGTON- El Congresista Henry Cuellar (TX-28) ayudó a asegurar $1.4 mil millones de dólares, un aumento de $52 millones del año fiscal 2018, en la Ley de Asignaciones del año fiscal 2019 de proyectos de Labor, Salud y Servicios Humanos, Educación y Agencias Gubernamentales Relacionadas de la Cámara de Representantes de los EE.UU. para el Programa Impact Aid que apoya la educación de…

Rep. Cuellar Announces Over $500 Million to Help Migrant and Farmworker Students Continue their Education

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WASHINGTON— Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced over $500 million in funding in the U.S. House of Representative’s fiscal year 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Government Agencies Appropriations bill for educational programs supporting migrant and farmworker students. With this funding, Texas educators will be able to continue to dismantle barriers…

El Congresista Cuellar anuncia más de $500 millones de dólares para ayudar a los estudiantes migrantes y trabajadores agrícolas a continuar su educación

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WASHINGTON - El Congresista Henry Cuellar (TX-28) anunció más de $500 millones de dólares en fondos en la Ley de Asignaciones del año fiscal 2019 de proyectos de Labor, Salud y Servicios Humanos, Educación y Agencias Gubernamentales Relacionadas de la Cámara de Representantes de los EE.UU. para programas educativos que apoyan a estudiantes migrantes y trabajadores agrícolas. Con estos…

El Congresista Cuellar ayuda a asegurar más de $1.5 mil millones de dólares para estudiantes de bajos ingresos y para la educación hispana

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WASHINGTON - El Congresista Henry Cuellar (TX-28) ayudó a incluir más de $1.5 mil millones de dólares en fondos en la Ley de Asignaciones del año fiscal 2019 de proyectos de Labor, Salud y Servicios Humanos, Educación y Agencias Gubernamentales Relacionadas de la Cámara de Representantes de los EE.UU. para ampliar los programas de educación para estudiantes de bajos ingresos y…

Rep. Cuellar Helps Secure Millions for Military Families and Children in FY19 Appropriations Bill

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WASHINGTON— Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) helped secure millions in the U.S. House of Representative’s fiscal year 2019 Defense Appropriations bill supporting education for military children in schools. This funding will enable schools to meet the unique needs of military children and their parents facing the challenges of military life.  Additionally, this bill will fund…

Rep. Cuellar: One Week Left to Participate in 2017 Congressional App Challenge

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Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) is reminding high school students in his district that they still have one week to submit their applications for this year’s Congressional App Challenge: “The Congressional App Challenge is a fun and innovative way to encourage our students to learn how to code and become interested in STEM careers,” Congressman Cuellar said. “Parents and educators can…

Rep. Cuellar Offers District-Wide Videoconference to Explain Library of Congress Resources

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Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) hosted a videoconference from Washington with the Library of Congress to show educators, parents, students and the public in the 28th Congressional District of Texas the free resources available through the Library of Congress. The live videoconference from Washington was held simultaneously in San Antonio, Pleasanton, Laredo and Mission.…