Americans are experiencing lower prices at the gas pump, but these savings have not translated to more spending in other areas. Some economists have proposed that only the wealthy are using their savings for more spending, while the less wealthy are using their savings to pay off debt and replenish their bank accounts. This proposal may have some truth to it, but there is something… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar recently issued the following statement on passage of the Veterans’ Compensation Cost of Living Adjustment Act of 2015 in the House of Representatives. The legislation would increase the amounts paid to veterans for disability compensation and to their survivors for dependency and indemnity compensation by the same Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) increase that… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar recently announced that Starr County has received $1.2 million in federal funds from the Department of Homeland Security’s Stonegarden program to support local law enforcement for equipment and over-time pay. Statewide, Texas received $20 million in law enforcement funding of the $55 Million nationwide. “These additional funds will help reimburse local law… Read more »

  “Siempre he sido un firme’ defensor de la educación agrícola. La Ley de Protección a Estudiantes de Agricultura animará a los jóvenes a dedicarse a ser los próximos innovadores en la industria de la agricultura. La exención fiscal permitirá a miles de estudiantes que participan en ferias de ganado y de los condados en todo el país cada año para llevar a casa una porción más grande… Read more »

El citado programa provee fondos para apoyar a la policía local para la adquisición de equipo para prevenir y responder a actos y otros riesgos sustanciales a la seguridad pública, así el pago de tiempo extra. En total el estado de Texas recibió 20 millones de dólares para las agencias de aplicación de la ley. “La asignación federal ayudará a mejorar la actividad de las autoridades… Read more »

“Medicare y Medicaid han ofrecido estabilidad crítica de salud y financiera para las personas mayores de nuestro país, las personas con discapacidad y de bajos ingresos. Ahora, con la Ley de Asistencia Asequible, muchos más de mis electores han podido obtener la asistencia sanitaria”. Medicare ha cambiado desde sus inicios, en un principio estaba compuesto solo de dos partes: el seguro… Read more »

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This week, The National Retail Federations (NRF) named Congressman Henry Cuellar one of their “Heroes of Main Street.” As part of the National Retail Federation’s annual Retail Advocates Summit fly-in, the National Retail Federation recognized a bipartisan group of 289 members of Congress for their support of retail industry priorities such as international trade, patent reform, health… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar has issued the following statement on the 50th Anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson’s signing of the Social Security Act Amendments of 1965 into law, creating Medicare and Medicaid.  Medicare provides health insurance for people age 65 and older, as well as individuals with certain disabilities; while Medicaid is a joint federal-state program that… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar has issued the following statement on the 50th Anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson's signing of the Social Security Act Amendments of 1965 into law, creating Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare provides health insurance for people age 65 and older, as well as individuals with certain disabilities;… Read more »