Rep. Henry Cuellar Adds Performance-Budget Link Language in Bill Jay Clemens · Sep 11th, 2014 · Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) has introduced new language to a bill he authored that requires agencies to base their budget proposals on performance measures in fiscal year 2015, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Cuellar told an event audience that the language is tentative until he… Read more »

Rep. Cuellar pushing for agencies to link performance, budget Wednesday - 9/10/2014, 5:34am EDT By Jason Miller Agency efforts to measure their performance and continually improve upon those results are slow to materialize. Two House lawmakers want more action and more progress. To that end, new language in the House appropriations bill could hold agencies to higher performance… 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 »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar issued the statement below following President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address: “Tonight, President Obama addressed some of the biggest issues of concern for the American people. However, there is more work that needs to be done. First, we need to work with our friends across the aisle to find an effective way to reduce our nation’s deficit.… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar released the following statement after U.S. House Speaker Boehner commented that “he was not confident at all” that we could avoid the fiscal cliff. Yesterday, Moody’s Investors Service issued report of a possible lowering of the government’s triple-A credit rating if fiscal talks fail. “While the fiscal cliff is on the horizon, we are not on… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo) issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 3835, a bill that would extend a salary freeze for Members of Congress: “If our hard-working American families can tighten their belts, so can we,” said Congressman Cuellar. “We are constantly praising Americans for their resilience during tough economic times,” said Congressman Cuellar.… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) released the following statement after news that over the weekend that the country’s credit rating was downgraded to an AA+: Read more »

In the past weeks, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have had several intense negotiations surrounding raising the debt limit. Economic experts agree that the United States must both raise the ceiling in order to pay our incurred debt and act to reduce spending. Read more »

Laredo, Texas – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) will host a Budget Town Hall in the City of Laredo Council Chambers on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 10 a.m. During the discussion, Congressman Cuellar will explain the federal budget, including the national deficit and budget proposals for the 2012 fiscal year. This town hall will give constituents the opportunity to engage in a direct dialogue with Congressman Cuellar to discuss their budget priorities for the 28th District of Texas and exchange ideas to responsibly reduce the deficit. Read more »

U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), a member of the Blue Dog Coalition, announced the Coalition’s call for a bipartisan budget compromise. Read more »