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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…

Cuellar Secures Support for Rural Farmers and Ranchers in FY23 Appropriations Legislation

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Washington, DC— U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) secured funding and legislative language to improve the livelihoods of rural farmers and ranchers in the FY23 appropriations legislation. The provisions include support for agricultural and cattle health research, Carrizo cane removal, feral hog containment, feral swine eradication efforts, citrus disease research, cotton boll…

Cuellar Announces Major Funding Increases for CBP, ICE in FY23 Homeland Security Appropriations Legislation

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Washington, DC — U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, worked with the wider committee to approve its fiscal year 2023 funding bill. The bill includes increased funding for U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Some of the funding will be used to hire…

Rep. Cuellar Statement on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

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Washington, DC—Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) released the following statement in response to his vote in favor of the bipartisan Safer Communities Act: “Our families, our neighbors, and our children are hurting from the increased violent crime and gun violence that is plaguing this nation. We saw it here at home—families were torn apart at Robb…

Cuellar, Appropriations Committee Approve Fiscal Year 2023 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Funding Bill

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Washington, DC— Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) worked with the House Appropriations Committee to approve the fiscal year 2023 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies bill. In total, the bill provides $314.1 billion, an increase of $29.5 billion – more than 10 percent – above 2022. Of this amount, discretionary funding for…

Cuellar Works with Appropriations Committee to Mark Up FY23 Defense and Legislative Branch Bills

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Washington, DC— U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), a member of the Defense subcommittee, participated in the full committee markup of the fiscal year 2023 Defense and Legislative Branch appropriations bills. The Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense has been hard at work this fiscal year to determine next year’s federal investments—holding 18 hearings on topics including…