Appropriations

Rep. Cuellar Helps Secure Nearly $10 Million for Summer Meal Reimbursements in Starr County

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Starr Summer Meals

Roma, TX—Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), announced $9,955,285.46 in federal funding for the reimbursement of summer meals for 3,500 children in Starr County. Last summer, Starr County students received $6,275,522.71 worth of lunches and $3,679,762.75 worth of breakfasts through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP). These programs…

Cuellar Announces $4 Million for the City of Laredo Assisted Outpatient Treatment Program

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Laredo AOT

Laredo, Texas—U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced that he secured $4 million for the City of Laredo Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) program, for individuals with serious mental illness, through the city health department. The AOT Program is an integrated behavioral approach with the goal of improving access and adherence to intensive behavioral health services in…

Rep. Cuellar Announces $1.275 Million for the Construction of New La Joya Fire Station

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La Joya Fire Station

La Joya, Texas— Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $1,275,000 in federal funds for the construction of a new fire station in La Joya. The current fire station is nearly 30 years old and does not meet standard building code requirements. The new building will serve the growing population with state-of-the-art construction that can better serve the community…

Rep. Cuellar Announces Over $3.5 Million in Federal Funding for El Faro Road Flood Mitigation Project

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El Faro Road

Sullivan City, TX–Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced a $3,539,318 federal earmark for the City of Sullivan’s El Faro Road Flood Mitigation Project. This project will support upgrades to El Faro Road and the drainage infrastructure. It will also help alleviate areas prone to heavy flooding within the community and…

Rep. Cuellar Announces $1.1 Million Federal Earmark for New Zapata County Fire Station

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Zapata, Texas—U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced that he secured a $1.1 million federal earmark for Zapata County to construct a new, efficient fire station to replace the current building that was built in the 1960s. The current building has outlived its useful lifecycle and faces plumbing issues, water damage, and other structural damage. The new fire station will support…

Rep. Cuellar Announces More than $2.5 Million for Legal Services for Less Fortunate

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Washington, DC—U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) joined the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) to announce more than $2.5 million to Legal Aid organizations across Texas.  More specifically, the federal program is awarding $1,443,267 to Legal Aid of Northwest Texas (LANWT) to support the delivery of legal services to low-income people impacted by Winter Storm Uri and other severe…

Rep. Cuellar Announces Nearly $5 Million for Atascosa Health Center

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Pleasanton, TX – Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced nearly $5 million in federal funding for general operations at Atascosa Health Center. The funding was secured through the federal Health Resources and Services Administration, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Atascosa Health Center will utilize the funds to cover operating…

Rep. Cuellar Announces $1.5 Million Federal Investment to Support Business Development in Laredo

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Laredo, TX – Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.5 million federal grant to the City of Laredo to help build a two-mile road as part of the Springfield Avenue Extension. This grant will help boost business and job growth in the region by providing a new commercial route…

Cuellar Secures New Child Development Center for Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph

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Washington, DC—U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) secured $29,000,000 in the FY23 Appropriations legislation for the construction of a new child development center at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. The new facility will include an area for infants, pre-toddlers, toddlers, preschoolers, administrative space, lobby areas, restrooms, kitchen area, and playground areas with…

Cuellar Secures Provisions to Protect Women Farmworkers, Support Border Colonias

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Washington, DC—Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) secured an important amendment in the fiscal year 2023 Agriculture appropriations bill. The amendment adds new language to the bill requesting the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to expand partnerships with appropriate entities to ensure the working conditions and challenges, such as sexual assault, faced by women…