This week, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and Congressman Ted Poe (TX-02) were joined by 17 border sheriffs from TX, AZ, and NM in sending a letter to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, requesting that he send surplus equipment returning from Iraq and Afghanistan to the Southern border with Mexico.
Over the next several months, a massive draw down of… Read more »
On the second anniversary of the landmark Affordable Care Act, Congressman Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, shed light on the positive impact that the health care reform law has had on his constituents of the 28th Congressional District in Texas.
“Today is more than a milestone, it is a remarkable reminder of the millions of people this law has helped,” said Cuellar. “Those of us who supported… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, today expressed disapproval of the proposed Republican budget for FY 2013, which was introduced this week by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis.
“Once again Republicans failed to learn their lesson from the last budget proposal by insisting on burdening the middle class and our seniors,” said Cuellar. “We cannot propose draconian… Read more »
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A litany of troubling events, including photos of Marines urinating on bodies, U.S. military members burning Korans and a U.S. Army sergeant involved in a civilian massacre, has made Afghanistan more dangerous than ever, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Laredo said Wednesday.
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Unmanned Systems Congressional Caucus Co-Chairs Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon, R-CA, spearheaded a briefing with the Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday to discuss updates on the expansion of the integration of UAVs into the National Airspace System (NAS).
“Unmanned aircraft systems have come to play an important role in the mission of our… Read more »
Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, received the prestigious Harry Hatry Distinguished Performance Measurement Practice Award, a national recognition bestowed by the Urban Institute’s Public Management Program.
The Urban Institute presents the award to individuals whose education, training and consultation in performance measurement have contributed significantly to the practice… Read more »
Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo) announced the approaching April 6th deadline for the 2012 Congressional Art Competition, the annual U.S. House of Representatives art competition for high school students.
“The art competition is a way to formally recognize the talents of students in our district,” Congressman Cuellar said. “Classrooms should allow students to grow… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar, (D-Laredo), supported passage for HR 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, which passed the House by a vote of 293 to 132.
The bipartisan agreement would extend the payroll tax cut, giving 160 million middle-class Americans, including 11.4 million Texans, an additional $40 in their pockets per month through the end of the year. The… Read more »
BROWNSVILLE — Although President Barack Obama’s proposed 2013 budget calls for a cut in funds to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the reduction is not expected to affect the number of federal agents patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border.
Read more at: http://www.themonitor.com/news/cbp-58797-spare-homeland.html
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Cerca de siete millones de dólares que ya fueron aprobados para mejorar la infraestructura y seguridad en la frontera, aun no puede ser usados, porque incluso la secretaria de seguridad interna, Janet Napolitano, desconoce la razón de porque ese dinero sigue congelado. Roberto Repreza tiene los detalles de lo que hoy dijo la funcionaria de la defensa nacional, cuando testifico ante el… Read more »
