House Vote May Signal the Beginning of the End of Oil Export Ban
Brian Wingfield and Catherine TraywickSep 16, 2015 3:57 pm ET
(Bloomberg) -- House Republicans will test Thursday whether a once-unthinkable goal of U.S. energy producers could become reality: the end of a 40-year ban on exporting oil.
A mainstay of U.S. energy policy since the Arab oil embargo of the 1970s, the export… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) today attended the grand opening of the new $6.1 million Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Crime Lab with State Rep. Richard P. Raymond, DPS Director Steven C. McCraw, Mayor Pete Saenz, and other local and state leaders.
L-R: Representative Richard P. Raymond, Texas Department of Public Safety Director… Read more »
LAREDO GETS STATE-OF-THE-ART CRIME LAB, SECURED BY RAYMOND ALONGSIDE LOCAL OFFICIALS
LAREDO, TEXAS – Representative Richard Peña Raymond (Laredo), Chairman of the House Committee on Human Services, joined local officials, city and county law enforcement for the grand opening of the new Oscar “O.J.” Hale Crime Lab. As Vice-Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations during the 81st… Read more »
Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) attended a dedication ceremony with officials from the United States Postal Service, local veterans groups and members in the community to officially rename the Floresville Post Office as the “Floresville Veterans Post Office Building,” in honor of the sacrifices made by veterans everywhere.
In June of this year, Congressman Cuellar announced… Read more »
Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), announced long-awaited renovations to the Lincoln-Juarez International Bridge, also known as Bridge II, which will begin next month thanks to funds he was able to secure during the House Appropriations Committee Fiscal Year 2014 Budget.
Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC of Birmingham, Alabama, has been awarded a $62 million contract from the General… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX), working with Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Congressman Will Hurd (R-TX), announced today the introduction of legislation which will give states more flexibility in how they use federal transportation funds, allowing them to invest more into border infrastructure.
“This is an important bill, one that will undoubtedly… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28), member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, was successful in adding language into the Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill. The language in the bill, which passed Tuesday, would bring more transparency within Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Last year,… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) today announced the successful passage of House Resolution 891, a bill he authored to rename the post office in Floresville as the “Floresville Veterans Post Office Building.”
Speaking today on the House Floor, Congressman Cuellar stressed the importance to rename this post office in honor of all veterans, both living and deceased.
The post office,… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) issues the following statement in response to U.S. Customs and Border Protection sending two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters to South Texas following a shooting involving a CBP helicopter on patrol in Laredo on June 5:
“CBP plans to send two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters to south Texas in the wake of last Friday’s helicopter shooting incident. The… Read more »
