Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) released the following statement on his vote to end the Republican shutdown and increase the debt limit:
“Today I joined my colleagues across the aisle and voted to end the Republican shutdown and increase the debt ceiling. The final vote count was 285-144, with almost two thirds of the Republican caucus voting to keep the government closed and… Read more »
The House Appropriations Committee favorably reported out the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations bill. This legislation sets funding levels for the State Department and foreign assistance programs for the United States government.
“The relationship we have with Mexico is one of our strongest on the… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar, (D-Laredo) released the following statement on an amendment he successfully added to the 2014 Defense Appropriations Bill requesting a comprehensive plan to assess excess military base infrastructure overseas, prior to considering the closure of any domestic bases. San Antonio, or Military City USA as it is known, is home to three of the most important… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar, (D-TX28) along with the City of Jourdanton Mayor Netardus announced $180,500 in grant funds to the two cities Volunteer Fire Departments.
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Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) invites taxpayers from all over the 28th district to submit their ideas on how the federal government can save money and use resources more efficiently in order to reduce the nation’s deficit.
“The concept that all good ideas originate in Washington, DC, is wrong,” said Cuellar. "I want to hear directly from the taxpayers about their ideas on how… Read more »
Today, Congressmen Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Ruben Hinojosa (TX-15), Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), Filemon Vela (TX-34), Pete Gallego (TX-23), and Beto O’ Rourke (TX-16) unified efforts to address the impact these automatic and arbitrary spending cuts will have in their respective districts when sequestration goes into effect this Friday, March 1.
Earlier this week, the White House released… Read more »
The National Journal’s 2012 congressional vote ratings place Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) one of the most centrist Members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Among the returning members, Congressman Cuellar is the 5th most conservative Democrat in the 112th Congress and the 1st most conservative Texas Democrat.
"I support good policy and I support legislation… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), the only Texas Democrat appointed to the powerful House Committee on Appropriations, announced today that he received appointments to the Subcommittee for Homeland Security and the Subcommittee for State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs for the 113th Congress.
“Homeland Security is a critical national policy segment that our nation must… Read more »
The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed Wednesday an unprecedented government accountability bill authored by Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), who championed similar legislation in Texas. The landmark legislation requires unparalleled public reporting from federal agencies four times a year and would make these performance reports available to the public and to Congress. The bipartisan legislation aims to reduce government waste by shining light on how government agencies perform. Read more »
