The Obama administration will allow limited sales of U.S. crude toMexico for the first time, a senior administration official told Reuters, marking another milestone in loosening a contentious ban on exporting domestic oil. The Commerce Department is "acting favorably on a number of applications" to export U.S. crude in exchange for imported Mexican oil, the official said. Such oil… Read more »

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 »

EL FINANCIERO: Pancho Domínguez, de gira por Estados Unidos El gobernador electo de Querétaro se reunió con el exembajador Arturo Sarukhán y el congresista Henry Cuellar. El gobernador electo del estado de Querétaro, Francisco Domínguez Servién, realiza una gira de trabajo en Estados Unidos, con el objetivo de fortalecer las relaciones internacionales, así como intercambiar… Read more »

CODICE INFORMATIVO: “Buscamos potencializar el progreso económico y social para Corregidora”: Kuri El presidente municipal electo de Corregidora, Mauricio Kuri González, lleva a cabo una gira de trabajo por Estados Unidos. Con el objetivo de aumentar las posibilidades de crecimiento del municipio Corregidora y posicionarlo en el ámbito internacional, Mauricio Kuri González, presidente… Read more »

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Una nueva legislación federal permitirá a ciudades como Laredo, tener mayor flexibilidad en el uso de fondos federales, para invertirlos en mejoras a la infraestructura para el comercio internacional. El congresista federal Henry Cuellar y el senador John Cornyn, se unieron a los también legisladores Michael McCaul y WillHurd, para presentar un proyecto legislativo que ayudará a los… Read more »

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 »