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Congressman Cuellar Secures $2.5 Million in Additional Federal Funding to Combat Obesity Nationwide

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Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced that he secured a $2.5 million-dollar increase in federal funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Outreach Program to Reduce the Prevalence of Obesity in High Risk Areas (those counties with an obesity rate above 40 percent). Hidalgo County is the only county in the congressman’s district that meets the…

NOTICIAS TERRA: Congresistas texanos atentos a migración de cubanos

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Congresistas texanos atentos a migración de cubanos Congresistas texanos expresaron su inquietud ante la oleada de cubanos varados en Costa Rica que intentan llegar a Estados Unidos vía terrestre a través de la ciudad de Laredo, Texas. Henry Cuellar, representante político del sur de Texas, cuya jurisdicción abarca de la ciudad fronteriza de McAllen hasta San Antonio, refirió que…

Congressman Cuellar Announces Efforts to Control Carrizo Cane and other Invasive Species Along the Rio Grande

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Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced the inclusion of provisions to speed the control and removal of Carrizo cane and other invasive species along the Rio Grande in the government funding bill. This is a continuation of Congressman Cuellar's years-long leadership on this environmental and security issue. Carrizo cane is a fast-growing invasive plant species that has…

Congressman Cuellar Makes Land Ports of Entry Eligible for Transportation Infrastructure Funds

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Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced today that through language he successfully included in the Fiscal Year 2016 government funding bill, land ports of entry across his district will now be eligible for U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) infrastructure grants. The federal government funding bill will make…

Congressman Cuellar to Federal Agencies: No More Payments to Dead People

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Congressman Cuellar (D-TX-28) successfully included language in the recently-passed omnibus appropriations bill to end tens of billions of dollars in payments to dead people, also known as improper government payments to deceased persons. The language requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to report on the ways it is working to eliminate the misuse of funds, which totaled more…

Rep. Cuellar Visits with Leaders in Costa Rica to Discuss Cuban Migrant Crisis

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Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) and Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-TX-12), as well as U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica S. Fitzgerald Haney and Costa Rican Ambassador to the United States Román Macaya, traveled last week to the Costa Rican border with Nicaragua to see firsthand how Central America is dealing with a recent surge of Cuban migrants who are trying to make it to the United…

LA PRENSA: Congresista de EE.UU. visitan a cubanos en Costa Rica

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Congresista de EE.UU. visitan a cubanos en Costa Rica Una republicana y undemócrata llegan a Costa Rica para conocer de primera mano la situación Los congresistas estadounidenses Kay Granger (republicana) y Henry Cuellar (demócrata) iniciaron este martes una visita de dos días a Costa Rica con el fin de conocer de primera mano la situación de miles de migrantes cubanos varados en su…

MARTI NOTICIAS: Congresistas visitan albergues de cubanos en Costa Rica

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Congresistas visitan albergues de cubanos en Costa Rica Los congresistas estadounidenses Kay Granger (republicana) y Henry Cuellar(demócrata) iniciaron hoy una visita de dos días a Costa Rica con el fin de conocer de primera mano la situación de miles de migrantes cubanos varados en su tránsito por tierra a Estados Unidos. El canciller costarricense, Manuel González, dijo…

CUBA NET: Costa Rica explica a congresistas de EEUU las causas de la crisis migratoria

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Costa Rica explica a congresistas de EEUU las causas de la crisis migratoria Fue citada la política migratoria hacia Cuba SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica.- Los congresistas estadounidenses Kay Granger (republicana) y Henry Cuellar (demócrata) iniciaron ayer una visita de dos días a Costa Rica con el fin de conocer de primera mano la situación de miles de emigrantes cubanos varados en su…

Voz de America: Congresistas visitan a emigrantes cubanos en Costa Rica

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Congresistas visitan a emigrantes cubanos en Costa Rica El canciller costarricense expresa dudas sobre el plan de traslado de los cubanos varados en su territorio. El canciller costarricense, Manuel González, expresó dudas con respecto al plan de trasladar a los emigrantes cubanos varados en territorio costarricense que se supone deben ser llevados vía aérea hasta El Salvador, desde…