Rep. Cuellar: DoD In Final Stages of Bringing Approx. 124 New Jobs to Joint Base San Antonio   San Antonio, Texas – Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) today announced that the Department of Defense is in the final stages of adding approximately 124 new high skilled, cybersecurity positions to Joint Base San Antonio. “I am happy to announce that Joint Base San Antonio will soon… Read more »

11 Million Jobs Supported by Trade in the United States Just in 2013, 11 million jobs were supported by trade in the United States. In Texas, a total of 40,737 companies were dependent on exports -- 93 percent of which were small businesses, with 500 or fewer employees. With May being World Trade Month, I would like to emphasize the role that international trade has on our economy. We… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) today called on President Obama to approve long-delayed plans for the construction of the Keystone Pipeline from Canada to Texas following the release of a key environmental study on Friday.  The study found that the pipeline would not cause any significant environmental impact, leaving the final decision at the desk of Secretary John Kerry and the… Read more »

I met Enrique Peña Nieto in May 2011, during his introduction visit to Washington, D.C. Then governor of the state of Mexico, Peña Nieto was a rising star in Mexican politics and clearly had a bright future ahead of him. The following two years, after multiple trips between Mexico and Washington, including stops to places such as Azteca… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) invites taxpayers from all over the 28th district to submit their ideas on how the federal government can save money and use resources more efficiently in order to reduce the nation’s deficit. “The concept that all good ideas originate in Washington, DC, is wrong,” said Cuellar.  "I want to hear directly from the taxpayers about their ideas on how… Read more »

 Congressman Henry Cuellar, (D-TX28), today released the following statement on the FY 2014 Republican budget, which passed the U.S. House 221-207.  “Our economy is at a critical stage in its recovery. These cuts are arbitrary and severe.  Passing legislation that we know for a fact will slow economic growth and cost people their jobs is the wrong thing to do. This is… 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 »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) today announced a $974,118 grant for the 406th Judicial District Adult Drug Court Program. The funds, which come from the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, will be used to expand and enhance the existing drug court treatment services for adult male and female defendants.… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, today voted for the Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, a bipartisan bill that will help boost job creation and rebuild the economy. The bill, H.R. 3606, passed the House by a vote of 380 to 40, and now heads to the President’s desk for his signature. The JOBS Act creates exemptions and modifications to existing securities laws and regulations… Read more »