Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced the inclusion of more than $116 million in federal funds he helped secure in the Fiscal Year 2018 Agriculture Appropriations bill to help fight Citrus Greening Disease and fruit flies.
To help Rio Grande Valley farmers battle the scourge of Citrus Greening Disease, the Congressman advocated for and secured over $57 million for the… Read more »
Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced the inclusion of $91.5 million which he helped secure in the Fiscal Year 2018 Agriculture Appropriations bill for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Cattle Health Program; funding that is used in part to help fight the spread of cattle fever ticks.
The U.S. cattle industry is… Read more »
Mexico’s Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Luis Videgaray, met with Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today in Washington to discuss negotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Congressman Cuellar has known both Secretary Videgaray and President Enrique Peña Nieto personally for many years.
Congressman Cuellar also met with Mexico’s Under Secretary for North America… Read more »
El secretario de relaciones exteriores de México, Luis Vidgegary, hoy se reunió con el congresista demócrata por el distrito 28 de Texas, Henry Cuéllar, en Washington para discutir las negociaciones del Tratado Libre de Comercio de América del Norte (TLCAN, o NAFTA por sus siglas en inglés). El congresista Cuéllar y el secretario se conocen desde antes de la elección del Presidente… Read more »
El secretario mexicano de Relaciones Exteriores, Luis Videgaray, se reunió hoy con legisladores estadunidenses para promover la visión de que la renegociación del TLCAN debe producir una mayor integración de Norteamérica, y más comercio libre y justo.
Videgaray, cuya agenda incluyó una reunión con el presidente de la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos, Paul… Read more »
Days after taking office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order with ambitious hiring goals to beef up the Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement — a key element of his get-tough pledges on border security.
The goals were high: 10,000 new agents for ICE to fight cross-border crime and immigration, and 5,000 for the Border Patrol to secure national borders.
But… Read more »
The World Trade Bridge in Laredo, already the biggest inland port in the western hemisphere, is in for a $100 million upgrade to smooth the movement of goods between the U.S. and Mexico, News Radio 1200 WOAI reports.
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar announced the major plan along with Laredo City Officials
.“The World Trade Bridge is already the busiest land port in the western hemisphere with… Read more »
After the World Trade Bridge sustained significant damage from a rain and wind storm in May, local Customs and Border Protection (CBP) leaders got together with various elected officials to work on getting the most out of the situation: namely, $100 million in technology and infrastructure improvements.
A large crew of elected officials and leaders in trade met at the World Trade Bridge… Read more »
Considered the busiest land port in the United States, the World Trade Bridge is to undergo a major transformation.
A $100 million plan will cover areas such as the Federal Inspection Station, a specific lane for FAST trucks, and expansion from eight lanes to 16 lanes.
Congressman Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, met with local, state, federal and international stakeholders at the World Trade… Read more »
