Washington, D.C.—Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) secures additional personnel and technology to facilitate trade and improve security at the U.S.-Mexico border in the final spending bill for 2020. This bill includes $104 million for an increase of 1,200 Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officers and 240 Agriculture Specialists, $13 million for Border Patrol Processing Coordinators,… Read more »
Rep. Cuellar Votes NO on Border Wall Funding in 2020 Spending Bill
Congressman Urges House Leadership to Renegotiate
Washington, D.C.—Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) voted against the final spending bill that includes $1.375 billion for the construction of a southwest border wall and allows the Trump Administration to reallocate appropriated funds, such as… Read more »
Rep. Cuellar Protects South Texas Landmarks from Border Fencing in Final Spending Bill
Congressman prevents border construction within historic cemeteries
Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Vice Chair of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, secured language in the final spending bill prohibiting the Department of Homeland Security from using funds to… Read more »
Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) secured key environmental provisions in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), including $250 million for the North American Development Bank (NADB) over four years. This will double the capital reauthorization for the NADB, and be used to finance environmental infrastructure projects on the U.S.-Mexico… Read more »
Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) is working to improve access to healthcare services in rural communities by co-sponsoring an amendment that will create a grant opportunity to establish Graduate Medical Education programs for rural hospitals in medically underserved areas, including Critical Access Hospitals. Today, this amendment was passed in the U.S. House of… Read more »
Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) fights to lower prescription drug costs and expand Medicare by voting for H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019. This legislation will provide expansions of Medicare’s benefits to include dental, vision and hearing for the first time in the history of the program. Furthermore, H.R. 3 also includes critical… Read more »
Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) secured the doubling of capital reauthorization for the North American Development Bank’s (NADB) in the United States Mexico Canada Agreement’s (USMCA) implementing language. This investment in NADB will enhance the bank’s ability to fund environmental infrastructure projects on the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Washington, D.C.— Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is now hiring Border Patrol Processing Coordinators in McAllen, El Paso and Yuma, AZ to perform administrative tasks related to the intake and processing of individuals apprehended by Border Patrol agents. The position will also assume responsibilities for transporting… Read more »
Mission, TX-- Congressmen Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and Filemon Vela (TX-34) announced $374,580 in federal funds for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. These funds, awarded through the USDA Rural Development grant program, will assist the University in providing resources and guidance to rural counties across South Texas regarding economic… Read more »
Laredo, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and the City of Laredo announced $4 million to rehabilitate the airport’s apron, the area where aircrafts are parked, loaded and unloaded. These federal funds will be used to modernize and achieve higher levels of safety and productivity at the Laredo Airport, helping move people and goods faster, cheaper and more efficiently. In the last 10… Read more »
