Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) offered his thoughts on President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address delivered Tuesday evening.
The address touched on a number of topics but centered on four main questions:
• How do we give everyone a fair shot at opportunity and security in this new economy?
• How do we make technology work for us, and not against us –… Read more »
Congressman Cuellar (D-TX-28) successfully included language in the recently-passed omnibus appropriations bill to end tens of billions of dollars in payments to dead people, also known as improper government payments to deceased persons. The language requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to report on the ways it is working to eliminate the misuse of funds, which totaled more… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar announced Tuesday the awarding of $26.8 million for long-awaited renovations to the Gateway to the Americas International Bridge.
In June, Cuellar announced $62 million in federal funding for renovations to the Juárez-Lincoln International Bridge, also known as bridge II. The combined funding for renovations to both bridges in Laredo is approximately $88.8.
The… Read more »
After years of legislative gridlock on energy policy, Congress is on the verge of approving a historic compromise giving both parties key wins in what has become a ceaseless war of attrition between fossil fuels and renewable interests.
The blockbuster omnibus and tax package that could be signed into law as early as this weekend would repeal the 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports,… Read more »
Anuncia Washington un fondo de asistencia de 897 mdd para Mèxico y Centroamerica
JAVIER AMIEVA
Los fondos de soporte al desarrollo esperan detener el flujo de ilegales que provienen del sur de México.
Otros apoyos a Educación y fondos para microempresas y comercio internacional.
WASHINGTON , 16.12.2015: Del ensamble presupuestario en Estados Unidos, para Desarrollo Asistencial hacia… Read more »
Nearly $1 Billion in Funding for Central America, Mexico Included in Omnibus
Included in the more than 2,000 page, $1.1 trillion year-end spending bill released this week is nearly $1 billion in funding for Mexico and Central America, according to Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
CAROLINE MAY
In the wake of an ongoing surge of unaccompanied minors and family units illegally entering the… Read more »
LAREDO, TX.- Gracias a la aprobación de una ley federal, puertos aduaneros como Laredo estarán en condiciones de recibir fondos para realizar mejoras en la infraestructura de transportación durante los siguientes cinco años.
La ley de infraestructura fronteriza fue aprobada en Washington gracias a los esfuerzos de legisladores como Henry Cuellar, John Cornyn, Beto O´Rourke,… Read more »
Invertirá Texas 18,350 mdd, incluye frontera con México
Para los próximos cinco años se destinarán 18 mil 350 millones de dólares para desarrollar infraestructura carretera de Texas que abarcará su frontera con Tamaulipas, Coahuila y Chihuahua, el cual forma parte del Plan de Optimización del Transporte Terrestre de América.
WASHINGTON.- Un grupo de senadores y congresistas de… Read more »
· POR: EDELIA HERNÁNDEZ
· 04 / DICIEMBRE / 2015 -
INVERSIÓN. El proyecto de ley HR22 fortalece sistema carretero para reforzar comercio Estados Unidos-México.
McAllen,… Read more »
Latest FBI report shows Border Cities to be safe
McALLEN, RGV – If one measures the security of a community by the numbers of murders and robberies, the Texas-Mexico border region continues to be safe.
Congressman Henry Cuellar on Thursday released a compilation of the latest crime statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He said the statistics undercut the perception many… Read more »