The increased hiring of Border Patrol and other federal agents for U.S.-Mexico border security operations has created a need for a better screening process of prospective employees, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar said. The Department of Homeland Security released a report last month detailing almost 1,400 internal investigations, netting 318 arrests and 260 convictions, all from 2011. While praising the ... Read more »
On Wednesday, Congressman Henry Cuellar made a special visit to Action 4 Sunrise to talk about current events and issues happening across the country. Rep. Cuellar answers questions about the US/Mexico border, economy, a dysfunctional congress and the war in Afghanistan among other topics. In his interview, Mr. Cuellar did not shy away from giving his opinion on the current candidates for presiden... Read more »
Sixty-two years after his death in the Korean War, Private First Class Ricardo Castor, Jr. was properly laid to rest today when Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) unveiled a Memorial Services Program headstone for the fallen soldier. PFC Castor, a lifelong Laredoan, served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was killed in action on November 30, 1950. Cuellar’s office assisted PFC Castor’s fam... Read more »
“Six million jobs have been created just on the U.S. side [of the border] because of the trade that we have with Mexico.” U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar (D-TX) speaks with AS/COA Director of Policy Jason Marczak about the local and national economic necessity for further facilitating cross-border trade. Representative Cuellar represents Laredo, Texas—the port of entry for approximately 40 perce... Read more »
Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) convened a roundtable discussion with special invited guest Marilyn Tavenner, Acting Administrator for the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), to hear from medical and healthcare industry stakeholders from the South Texas area. The conversation centered on health care needs in South Texas, including Medicaid, Medicare, regulations and the Af... Read more »
Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo), in conjunction with the Council of the Americas, orchestrated a first of its kind roundtable discussion on U.S.-Mexico competitiveness to examine challenges and offer solutions about ways to improve the flow of commerce along the U.S.-Mexico border. The conversations included the viewpoints of an array of high-level participants, including both the U.S.... Read more »
To the editior: Recently, I was pleasantly surprised when I received a phone call from Washington, DC (the caller ID said so) from Representative Henry Cuellar's office, giving me the option to participate in a phone town hall meeting. Curious as to what this was about, I pressed the requested phone button and was able to listen to constituents asking questions and/ or expressing concerns and Rep... Read more »
Laredo, TX—Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) joined U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in notifying residents of the Rio Grande Valley that CBP will soon begin testing and evaluating whether surplus Department of Defense (DoD) equipment can be re-purposed for CBP border security efforts in the United States. Beginning this week, CBP will be evaluating “aerostats”—large, balloon-like de... Read more »
In the last scheduled telephone town hall call scheduled for the year, constituents of District 28 had an opportunity to voice concerns regarding health care. More than 5,725 callers participated July 26, from Wilson and other counties that comprise District 28. Joining U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar was Social Security Administration District Manager Sylvia Serrano, who answered questions regarding Soci... Read more »
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a drought relief bill Thursday that will provide $383 million in emergency aid to farmers and ranchers across the country. U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, said three-quarters of all American agricultural producers are affected by ongoing drought conditions. The House has failed to pass a full five-year farm bill package because of partisan gridlock, so t... Read more »
