Today, Rep. Henry Cuellar voted in favor of the passage of H.R. 3074, the FY 2008 Transportation - Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill, which includes a Cuellar provision for land acquisition and construction of a community park in Jim Hogg County.
If this provision is included in the final version of the bill, Jim Hogg County will be eligible to receive $150,000 to… Read more »
Today, Rep. Henry Cuellar announced the House passage of H.R. 3074, the FY 2008 Transportation-Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill, which aids American families with affordable housing, helps modernize the transportation infrastructure, and creates jobs. The bill invests a total of $104.4 billion in the Transportation and Housing and Urban Development departments, an… Read more »
Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar announced that a grant will be awarded to the Dilley Independent School District (Dilley ISD) through the Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, commonly known as “E-rate.” The Dilley Independent ISD will receive $34,212.96 to be used for internet access and telecommunications.
“E-rate provides our schools and libraries with… Read more »
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Henry Cuellar’s Federal Customer Service Enhancement Act with strong bipartisan support. The Cuellar bill, which passed the House 383-0, will set in place standards to increase the quality of customer service provided by federal government agencies.
“The federal government should cater to the American people. My… Read more »
Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar announced that a grant will be awarded to the Zapata County Independent School District (Zapata CISD) through the Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, commonly known as “E-rate.” The Zapata CISD will receive $142,577.51 for internet access.
“E-rate provides our schools and libraries with invaluable assistance to obtain… Read more »
Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar announced that a grant will be awarded to the Lytle Public Library through the Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, commonly known as “E-rate.” The Lytle Public Library will receive $1,085.18 for telecommunications services.
“E-rate provides our schools and libraries with invaluable assistance to obtain vital services for… Read more »
Today, Rep. Henry Cuellar voted in favor of the House passage of H.R. 3043, the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill, which makes key investments to strengthen America’s families – from education to health care to job training.
“Providing a good and solid education to our students, making health care accessible to my constituents, and having a qualified… Read more »
Today, Rep. Henry Cuellar voted in favor of the House passage of H.R. 3043, the 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill, which includes a Cuellar provision for a mobile health center for Mercy Ministries of Laredo. “The Texas-Mexico border historically has been underserved with medical professionals, and this new unit will help alleviate that… Read more »
Rep. Henry Cuellar announced today that, through a partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Commerce, Texas will be eligible to receive $65,069,247 of the $968,385,000 that have been awarded to help state and local first responders improve public safety communications and coordination during a natural disaster or homeland security… Read more »
Today, Rep. Henry Cuellar announced the House passage of H.R. 2641, the 2008 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill, which calls for the promotion of energy independence and the reduction of global warming. With the passage of the bill, the House is taking action to lessen the dependence on foreign oil and cut greenhouse emissions.
The bill invests $3 billion - $1 billion more than… Read more »
