Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced a new initiative today aimed at re-invigorating professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity and excellence (PRIDE) throughout the CBP workforce at South Texas ports of entry. The new PRIDE initiative with CBP is one of several efforts Congressman Cuellar has introduced in order to improve customer… Read more »

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El Congresista Henry Cuellar, continua trabajando para asegurar que las oficinas del gobierno federal, implementen medidas específicas para mejorar la calidad y el rendimiento de servicio ofrecidos a la ciudadanía. Particularmente, se está dando mayor énfasis a los servicios que ofrece la Oficina de Administración y Presupuestos (OMB, por sus siglas en Inglés). “Al igual que las… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) is working to ensure federal agencies have specific performance measures in place and that they are working to improve the quality of customer service in order to better use taxpayer dollars and improve the relationship between the federal government and the people it serves. The language addition was just the latest in a continued, successful, and… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar successfully included language in FY2015 appropriations bill to ensure federal agencies are not making improper payments to deceased individuals. “Ensuring the federal government is not issuing payments to people no longer alive is more than saving taxpayer money, it’s just plain common sense,” Congressman Cuellar said. “Every single taxpayer dollar is precious… Read more »

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Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28), the only Democrat appointed to the powerful House Committee on Appropriations from Texas, New Mexico or Arizona, announced today that he received appointments to the Subcommittee for Homeland Security and the Subcommittee for Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies for the 114th Congress. “Our nation’s transportation… Read more »

January 19, 2015 Christian vonPreysing   A deadline looms and debate continues over the a bill in Washington that keeps federal border agents employed. Just days ago the house passed that homeland appropriations bill.   That's what funds the Department of Homeland Security, and keeps border patrol agents as well as CBP on the payroll.   Lawmakers have until February… Read more »

KGNS: Homeland Appropriations Bill goes to Senate (video) January 19, 2015 By Christian von Preysing A deadline looms and debate continues over the a bill in Washington that keeps federal border agents employed. Just days ago the house passed that homeland appropriations bill. That's what funds the Department of Homeland Security, and keeps border patrol agents as well as CBP on the… Read more »