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 »

Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), Congressman Michael Conaway (R-TX-11), the Chairman of the Agriculture Committee, and Congressman  Michael McCaul (R-TX-10) introduced the bipartisan Student Agriculture Protection Act.  The legislation would exempt from taxation the first $5000 in proceeds on the sale of livestock or agricultural projects by Future Farmers of… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) today 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… Read more »

With so many people online these days, we're almost all exposed to cyber threats. People and small business owners got the chance to learn how to protect their computers, smart phones and business information against some of those threats. Congressman Henry Cuellar hosted a free public cyber security video conference from Washington with representatives from the Department of… Read more »

A program with the Department of Homeland Security awarded $3.3 million in federal funds to Hidalgo County to support equipment and overtime pay for local law enforcement, a news release from the office of U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar said.   The funds were awarded as part of Operation Stonegarden, a program that provides funds to enhance cooperation and coordination among local,… Read more »