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Rep. Cuellar Announces Over $18 Million in Federal Funds for the Laredo International Airport

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Laredo, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $18,506,692 in federal funds for the Laredo International Airport. This funding, awarded through Airport Improvement Program in the CARES Act, will be used to help the Laredo International Airport pay for the incurred costs due to the coronavirus pandemic as well as critical safety and capacity projects to continue regardless of…

Rep. Cuellar Announces $20,000 in Federal Funds for the Pleasanton Municipal Airport

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Pleasanton, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $20,000 in federal funds for the Pleasanton Municipal Airport. This funding, awarded through Airport Improvement Program in the CARES Act, will be used to help the Pleasanton Municipal Airport pay for the incurred costs due to the coronavirus pandemic as well as critical safety and capacity projects to continue regardless of…

Rep. Cuellar Announces $20,000 in Federal Funds for the Cotulla-La Salle County Airport

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Encinal, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $20,000 in federal funds for the Cotulla-La Salle County Airport. This funding, awarded through Airport Improvement Program in the CARES Act, will be used to help the Cotulla-La Salle County Airport pay for the incurred costs due to the coronavirus pandemic as well as critical safety and capacity projects to continue regardless of…

Rep. Cuellar Announces Over $2 Million in Federal Funds for Coastal Bend College

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Tags: Education

Pleasanton, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $2,133,542 in federal funding for Coastal Bend College, including the location in Pleasanton. This funding, awarded through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, will assist students and schools with expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to COVID-19.   “Now more than ever,…

WOAI: San Antonio Airport receives nearly $40M to keep doors open during COVID-19 pandemic

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SAN ANTONIO - Congressman Henry Cuellar has some good news for the San Antonio International Airport. Rep. Cuellar announced on Tuesday that the San Antonio International Airport has received $39,708,109 in federal funds to help keep the doors open an continue major projects during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Airports across the country have seen an extreme drop in travel, and consequently,…

KGNS: Congressman Cuellar announces COVID-19 handbook

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Congressman Cuellar announces COVID-19 handbook File photo: Congressman Henry Cuellar Posted: Sun 2:38 PM, Apr 12, 2020   LAREDO, TX (KGNS) - Now that we are entering the fifth week of quarantine, Congressman Henry Cuellar has created a COVID-19 handbook in both English and Spanish to help people with current, federal, state and local…

Rep. Cuellar Announces Over $2 Billion in Federal Funds for Texas Health Care Providers

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Laredo, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announces $2,089,066,452 for 24,307 health care providers in Texas. This funding, awarded through the CARES Act, will be used to help hospitals pay for the incurred costs of combating the coronavirus pandemic, such as buying more supplies, paying for overtime, and financing healthcare-related expenses of uninsured Americans who receive…

Congresista Cuellar anuncia más de $2 mil millones en fondos federales para proveedores de atención médica de Texas

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Laredo, TX - El congresista Henry Cuellar (TX-28) anuncia $2,089,066,452 para 24,307 proveedores de atención médica en Texas. Este financiamiento, otorgado a través de la Ley CARES, se utilizará para ayudar a los hospitales a pagar los costos incurridos de combatir la pandemia de coronavirus, como comprar más suministros, pagar horas extra y financiar gastos relacionados con la atención…

Rep. Cuellar Joins Bipartisan Letter in Support of Small Rural Hospitals During COVID-19 Pandemic

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Laredo, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) joined a bipartisan letter to Secretary Alex Azar and Deputy Secretary Eric D. Hargan of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), urging them to equitably distribute funding to small rural hospitals, critical access hospitals and other rural providers who are in desperate need of help during the COVID-19 pandemic.   “Rural…