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LLAMAS COMUNICACION: Dan a conocer necesidades que enfrentan en Puente III

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Tags: Trade

Funcionarios y líderes de la comunidad recibieron a dos altos oficiales del Departamento de Transporte de Estados Unidos, para exponerles la urgente necesidad de hacer mejoras en el Puente del Comercio Mundial y una conexión carretera directa y de vía rápida hasta la carretera interestatal 35. Sandi Hutchinson, jefa de consejeros de la Administración Federal de Seguridad, y Sharon…

CAPITAL MEXICO: Refuerza Tamaulipas lazos con Texas

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En representación del gobierno de Tamaulipas, el Secretario de Desarrollo Económico, Carlos W. Talancón Ostos, participó en una conversación y análisis con autoridades estadounidenses, así como del sector privado, en Laredo, Texas, acerca de la solución para el problema de tráfico en los cruces internacionales en esa frontera. En la reunión sostenida en…

Rep. Cuellar Announces Language Authorizing Another $10 Million in Federal Reimbursement for Mission Reach Project

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Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), a member of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, announced the inclusion of language he sponsored authorizing an additional $10 million in federal reimbursement for the San Antonio/Bexar County Mission Reach Project in the Fiscal Year 2018 Energy and Water Appropriations bill.  This bill was passed by the House…

Cuellar Helps Deliver Over $116 Million to Support Citrus Growers

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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…

Congressman Cuellar Helps Deliver $91.5 Million for USDA Cattle Health Program

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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…

Mexico’s Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray meets with Rep. Cuellar in Washington

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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…

Luis Videgaray se reúne con y el congresista Henry Cuéllar en Washington

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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…

24 HORAS: México busca mayor integración con negociación del TLCAN: SRE

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Tags: Trade

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…

DALLAS NEWS: Trump's plan for Border Patrol, ICE hiring surges face timing, security obstacles

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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…