U.S. Congressmen Kurt Schrader (D-Oregon), Jim Cooper (D-Tennessee), Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) and Collin Peterson (D-Minnesota) introduced legislation Thursday to make the phase-in of the new federal overtime rule more gradual. As it stands now, the rule, which will go into effect on Dec. 1, updates the threshold at which salaried "white collar" employees are eligible for overtime. Right now, employees who make $23,660 or more per year are frequently exempt from paid overtime. After Dec. 1, that ... Read more

El estudio que realiza el Departamento de Transporte de Texas sobre el tren rápido de Monterrey a San Antonio, el primer paso de gran importancia para que se concrete este proyecto, será presentado en uno o dos meses más, dijo Henry Cuéllar, congresista demócrata por el distrito 28 de Texas. “Esperamos que el estudio del Departamento de Transporte de Texas en donde se trata el tren rápido de Monterrey a San Antonio sea presentado en uno o dos meses más, en realidad se tardó, pero lo quieren hace... Read more

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - A program crucial to small businesses is due for more funding. Seasonal guest worker visas, or H-2B visas, allow businesses to hire foreign workers when demand is high. Some members of Congress are pushing to keep the program alive. "We got to understand there are certain jobs that are available that Americans don't want to do," said Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX). Cuellar filed an amendment to the Homeland Security appropriations bill that would fully fund the visa gue... Read more

EN TIEMPO REAL 1.- No pasará la semana cuando en el estado de México empiece el reacomodo de las piezas políticas con miras a la sucesión gubernamental 2017. Por lo pronto ya se anuncia en cuestión de horas la llegada a la poderosa secretaría de educación mexiquense de la ultra hábil política Ana Lilia Herrera Anzaldo. Solamente se espera el trámite en el senado para que se realice el movimiento. Es una carrera en la que va punteando hasta ahora Carolina Monroy del Mazo. 2.- El gobernador de Gua... Read more

The Attack Intensifies on the NLRB’s Joint-Employer Standard If you are concerned about this issue, write your legislators and urge them to return common sense to this aspect of labor law. by Jon Hyman Last week was a good week for opponents of the NLRB’s new and more liberal joint-employer standard, announced last summer in Browning-Ferris Industries of Calif. First, Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Texas Democrat, sought to add language to an upcoming spending bill that would block the NLRB’s ruling in B... Read more

Busca mejorar gobernabilidad Henry Cuéllar, anunció un apartado en la ley de servicios financieros POR: LUIS SUÑER El congresista federal por el distrito 28, Henry Cuéllar, anunció un apartado en la ley de servicios financieros y buen gobierno (por sus siglas en inglés FSGG) para el año fiscal 2017, con el que se busca traer más transparencia y mejorar el desempeño y el servicio al cliente a lo largo de todo el gobierno federal. Cuéllar ha trabajado durante su estancia en la Cámara de representa... Read more

Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced he, along with Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD-1), successfully included an amendment to the House Fiscal Year 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations bill to help small businesses who depend on H-2B, or temporary guest worker visas. The amendment and the bill passed the committee and now must be voted on by the Full House. Rep. Cuellar speaks at the House Appropriations Committee markup for the Homeland Security Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2017 o... Read more

The Latino Coalition Concludes Successful 2016 High Impact Small Business Summit Empowering U.S. Entrepreneurs with New Initiatives and Partnerships The Latino Coalition (TLC), the leading national non-partisan organization representing Hispanic businesses and consumers, celebrated and marked its most successful 2016 TLC Small Business Summit to date in Washington, DC. The premiere three-day event concluded on June 15 and united hundreds of small business owners with influential leaders, chamber... Read more

Para nuestros dos países, que comparten una de las fronteras más largas del mundo, un alto volumen de comercio de cerca de 1.5 millones de dólares al día, y con 22 millones de estadounidenses de origen mexicano que vive en los Estados Unidos (EU), las buenas relaciones diplomáticas son la base fundamental para el éxito de nuestras economías. Al ser un representante de EU en demarcación fronteriza, me sorprende que el candidato republicano a la presidencia, Donald Trump, siga amenazando la relaci... Read more

Chamber of Commerce Endorses Nebraska Democrat Pro-business group rarely backs Democrats for federal office In a rare move, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce backed a Democrat for Congress on Monday. Nebraska Rep. Brad Ashford, one of this year's most vulnerable incumbents , earned the pro-business group's endorsement at an event in the state's 2nd District. "The Chamber of Commerce and I both know that to grow our economy we need to lower the tax burden on businesses, improve our infrastructure, and... Read more