Today, Judge Melissa Joy Garcia and Judge Elizabeth Martinez from Laredo, Texas, were sworn in as Immigration Judges by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). For years, Congressman Cuellar has made it a top priority to obtain funding for additional Immigration Judges and get attorneys from the border to pursue these important positions. Through the appropriations process, the… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX) and Collin Peterson (D-MN) introduced the bipartisan Student Agriculture Protection Act. This legislation creates a tax exemption for the first $5,000 in proceeds on the sale of livestock or agricultural projects by Future Farmers of America and 4-H participants.   Congressman Cuellar:… Read more »

WASHINGTON— Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) helped secure funding for innovative non-intrusive imaging equipment, additional canine teams, and 600 new U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in the fiscal year 2019 appropriations package. He also included language that will encourage CBP to hire an additional 600 officers, whose salaries will be paid for with custom fees,… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar released the following statement on President Trump’s request for $8.6 billion for the border wall in his proposed budget for fiscal year 2020:  “President Trump’s request is simply short-sighted and fiscally irresponsible. Any budget that allocates billions towards a border wall is bad policy and an unacceptable waste of taxpayer… Read more »

El Congresista Henry Cuellar emitió la siguiente declaración sobre la solicitud del presidente Trump de $8,6 mil millones para el muro fronterizo en su presupuesto propuesto para el año fiscal 2020: "La solicitud del presidente Trump es simplemente de poca visión para el futuro y fiscalmente irresponsable. Cualquier presupuesto que asigne miles de millones a un muro fronterizo es una… Read more »

  Rep. Cuellar Helps Secures 50 New Immigration Judge Teams in Conference Committee Congressman fights for immigration judges at the border   WASHINGTON— Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), a member of the Conference Committee on Homeland Security Appropriations, announced that he helped secure 50 new immigration judge teams in the fiscal year 2019 appropriations package.… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced that he included $97.5 million and language in the U.S. House of Representatives fiscal year 2019 Appropriations bill for the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Cattle Health Program, including $5 million specifically for research and scientific tools to eradicate cattle fever… Read more »

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) co-sponsored Rep. Chris Smith’s (R-NJ) Charitable Giving Tax Deduction Act, H.R. 651—which he originally introduced in the 115th Congress— that would make charitable deductions universal and above-the-line, meaning that taxpayers can deduct charitable donations from their taxes whether or not they choose to itemize. As charitable giving is expected to decline by… Read more »

WASHINGTON— Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) released the following statement following President Donald J. Trump’s declaration of a national emergency: “The President’s declaration of this “so-called emergency” is a violation of constitutional authority to reallocate billions of federal dollars that have been already appropriated by the U.S. Congress. He is taking money away from the… Read more »

 WASHINGTON— El congresista Henry Cuellar (TX-28) emitió la siguiente declaración luego de la declaración de emergencia nacional del presidente Donald J. Trump: “La declaración del Presidente de esta "llamada emergencia" es una violación de la autoridad constitucional para reasignar miles de millones de dólares federales que ya han sido asignados por el Congreso de los Estados… Read more »