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LA VERDAD DE TAMAULIPAS: Modernizan EUA y México puente II Juárez Lincoln

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Nuevo Laredo, Tam.- La modernización del puente internacional II Juárez-Lincoln es prioridad para el gobierno de Nuevo Laredo, por lo que al igual que la vecina ciudad de Laredo, estaría pugnando para lograr un acuerdo con autoridades federales y así por medio de inversión cien por ciento municipal realizar esta magna obra, Tras el…

Rep. Cuellar Announces $250,000 EDA Grant to Laredo Development Foundation

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Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) today announced a $250,000 grant from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to the Laredo Development Foundation (LDF) for the development of their new International Business Assistance Center. Aside from the $250,000 grant from the EDA, the Laredo Development Foundation is matching $75,000 in funds for a total investment of $325,000 that will…

Rep. Henry Cuellar Issues Statement on U.S. Air Force Budget Increase to Lockheed Martin for Operations in Randolph Air Force Base

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Congressman Henry Cuellar has issued the following statement regarding news that Lockheed Martin Services, Inc., has been awarded a $34 million budget ceiling increase by the U.S. Air Force to a previously-awarded contract for the Personnel Services Delivery Transformation (PSDT) at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas: "This $34 million budget ceiling increase will be used to support the…

Rep. Henry Cuellar Receives Award from Texas Medical Community for Work to Fix Broken Sustainable Growth Rate System

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Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) today received the Soaring Eagle Award from Texas Alliance For Patient Access, Texas Medical Liability Trust and Texas Medical Association for his work to fix the broken Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) system.  Cuellar played a pivotal role in getting and keeping standard of care language in HR 2, commonly referred to as the ‘Doc Fix’. Cuellar’s…

KGNS: Cuellar receives award from Texas Medical Community

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Congressman Henry Cuellar received the Soaring Eagle Award from Texas Alliance For Patient Access, Texas Medical Liability Trust and Texas Medical Association for his work to fix the broken Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) system. Cuellar played a pivotal role in getting and keeping standard of care language in HR 2, commonly referred to as the ‘Doc Fix’. Cuellar’s successful addition marks…

LA PRENSASA: SA to Monterrey Passenger Rail Project

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Two weeks ago, I was successful in adding important language in the Fiscal Year 2016 appropriations bill for Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (T-HUD). This bill will advance the development of a passenger rail between the United States and Mexico. For years, representatives from both sides of the aisle in Washington, D.C., have worked together to bring…

SAN ANTONIO BUSINESS JOURNAL: Congressman Hurd: Energy production is a matter of national security

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Congressman Will Hurd (R-Helotes) told a group of South Texas businessmen the success of the oil and natural gas industry in the United States is a matter of national security. Hurd made his remarks before a crowd of 200 people attending the Eagle Ford Consortium Conference in San Antonio on Thursday morning. "American energy security isn't just about securing…

SA CURRENT: Legislature Could Kill Proposal For SA-Monterrey Rail

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It takes about five hours to drive from Monterrey, Mexico, to San Antonio — that's if there's not much of a line at the border. It's quite a popular route, considering the growing volume of Monterrey émigrés in SA (there's a reason the Stone Oak/Sonterra area is called "Sonterrey" or "Little Monterrey"). So they and others may like the sound of being able to cut that trip down to two…