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KGNS: Military medical professionals to help at local hospitals

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Military medical professionals to help at local hospitals LAREDO, TX (KGNS) - It's being called a historic partnership: Laredo's two hospitals have now teamed up with the U.S. Army. The gateway city will soon receive extra help from military doctors and nurses. Thursday morning, Congressman Henry Cuellar announced a deal between the U.S. Army, Laredo Medical Center, and Doctor's…

Rep. Cuellar Creates Historic Public-Private Deal Between U.S. Army, Laredo Hospitals To Provide Trauma Care

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Laredo, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) secures emergency trauma care for the people of Laredo and the surrounding areas by facilitating a partnership between the U.S. Army, Laredo Medical Center and Doctors Hospital of Laredo. The Congressman helped create this partnership by amending restrictive language in the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act. “Access to trauma care…

Congresista Cuellar crea un histórico acuerdo público-privado entre el ejército de EE. UU. Y los hospitales de Laredo para brindar atención de trauma

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Laredo, TX - el congresista Henry Cuellar (TX-28) asegura la atención de traumatismos de emergencia para la gente de Laredo y las áreas circundantes al facilitar una asociación entre el Ejército de EE. UU., El Centro Médico de Laredo y el Hospital de Médicos de Laredo. El congresista ayudó a crear esta asociación al modificar el lenguaje restrictivo en la ley de Autorización de Defensa…

Rep. Cuellar Announces Winner of 2019 Congressional App Challenge

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Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar announced the first place winner of the 2019 Congressional App Challenge. Wagner High School student Ian Fernandes won first place with his app, “CrowdCS.” Ian Fernandes’s app helps users, such as students in computer science, learn programing languages in a fun and competitive way. “I want to congratulate Ian Fernandes and everyone who…

Congresista Cuellar Anuncia al Ganador del Desafío de la Aplicación del Congreso de 2019

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Washington, D.C. — El congresista Henry Cuellar anunció el ganador del primer lugar del desafío de la Aplicación del Congreso de 2019. El estudiante de Wagner High School Ian Fernandes ganó el primer lugar con su aplicación, "CrowdCS". La aplicación de Ian Fernandes ayuda a los usuarios, como los estudiantes de ciencia informática, a aprender lenguajes de programación de una manera…

Rep. Cuellar Announces Over $10 Million in Federal Funds for Housing Resources

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San Antonio, TX–Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced over $10 million in federal funds, through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), for housing resources in the Bexar County/San Antonio area. Through the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program, San Antonio and Bexar County organizations received $9,437,007. These funds support organizations that assist individuals and…

Congresista Cuellar Anuncia más de $10 Millones en Fondos Federales para Recursos de Vivienda

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San Antonio, TX - El congresista Henry Cuellar (TX-28) anunció más de $10 millones en fondos federales, a través del Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano (HUD), para recursos de vivienda en el área del Condado de Bexar / San Antonio. A través del Programa Continuum of Care (CoC), las organizaciones de los condados de San Antonio y Bexar recibieron $9,437,007. Estos fondos apoyan a…

LAREDO MORNING TIMES: Officials open United States 59 Loop 20 lanes over Interstate Highway 35

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Officials open United States 59 Loop 20 lanes over Interstate Highway 35 The City of Laredo held a ribbon cutting on Tuesday to celebrate the recent opening of an overpass. Officials gathered to cut the ribbon officially opening the United States 59 Loop 20 lanes that run over Interstate Highway 35 and the Union Pacific Railroad Line. Cost of the project was more than $25.8 million,…

Rep. Cuellar Fights for Healthcare Access in Rural South Texas Communities

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Pleasanton, TX- Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $1,381,258 in federal funds for the Atascosa Health Center (AHC). These funds, awarded through the Department of Health and Human Services Health Cluster Center funding program, will help AHC provide critical health care services to communities in Atascosa, Wilson, and McMullen Counties. “Access to healthcare services is…

Congresista Cuellar Lucha por el Acceso a la Atención Médica en Comunidades Rurales del sur de Texas

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Pleasanton, TX- El congresista Henry Cuellar (TX-28) anunció $ 1,381,258 en fondos federales para el Centro de Salud Atascosa (AHC). Estos fondos, otorgados a través del programa de financiación del Centro de Clúster de Salud del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos, ayudarán a AHC a proporcionar servicios críticos de atención médica a las comunidades en los condados de Atascosa,…