El congresista estadounidense Henry Cuellar anunció que dos helicópteros Black Hawk serían enviados para vigilar la frontera de México y Laredo, tras un tiroteo contra otro helicóptero de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP por sus siglas en inglés) en esta zona el pasado viernes, el cual sospechan vendría de nuestro país. Según un comunicado del legislador, citado… Read more »

El congresista estadounidense Henry Cuellar anunció que dos helicópteros Black Hawk serían enviados para vigilar la frontera de México y Laredo, tras un tiroteo contra otro helicóptero de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP por sus siglas en inglés) en esta zona el pasado viernes, el cual sospechan vendría de nuestro país. Según un comunicado del legislador, citado… Read more »

El diputado federal republicano, Henry Cuéllar, legislador por el área de Laredo-McAllen, anunció que helicópteros UH-60 Blackhawk, utilizados en la guerra, serán desplegados en la frontera de Texas con Tamaulipas. La medida es una respuesta al ataque contra una aeronave de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP por sus siglas en inglés) que ocurrió en Nuevo Laredo el pasado viernes. En… Read more »

LAREDO - Two Black Hawk helicopters are set to arrive in Laredo on Friday, announced U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar. The new helicopters will cover the entire border region from Laredo to Brownsville. This announcement is following last Friday’s incident. Shots were fired from the Mexico side of the border and hit a U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter. It forced the pilots… Read more »

The Rio Grande Valley will get some extra protection along the Texas-Mexico border with the deployment of Blackhawk helicopters.   U.S. Customs and Border Protection has made a decision to deploy two Blackhawk helicopters — the same ones used by the U.S. military — to the region, officials said.   U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, said the helicopters are expected to arrive… Read more »

The House of Representatives has voted to repeal country-of-origin labeling (COOL) for beef, pork, and chicken. Texas Republican Rep. Michael Conaway’s Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015 passed late Wednesday night by a 300-131 vote. Conaway introduced the bill on May 18 — the same day the World Trade Organization rejected a U.S. appeal… Read more »

The Rio Grande Valley will get some extra protection along the Texas-Mexico border with the deployment of Blackhawk helicopters.   U.S. Customs and Border Protection has made a decision to deploy two Blackhawk helicopters — the same ones used by the U.S. military — to the region, officials said.   U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, said the Blackhawk helicopters are expected… Read more »

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar said he expected 25 to 30 fellow Democrats to approve Trade Promotion Authority, or “fast track,” in a vote Friday in the House of Representatives. “My guess has always been, I said this a month ago, that we’ll be between 25 and 30,” he said Thursday when asked how many Democrats would support the fast-track authority that would clear the way for a… Read more »

President Obama's trade agenda survived a bad scare in the House on Thursday when the GOP rule governing debate for the package narrowly survived a 217-212 vote. Thirty-four Republicans voted against the rule, while eight Democrats backed it. A handful of pro-trade Democrats withheld their votes, watching the tally closely from the floor. Then, when it was apparent Republicans would not… Read more »

Plans to vote Friday on Trade Promotion Authority and Trade Adjustment Assistance could still fall through, but the House is moving ahead on a multi-pronged strategy to send the measures to the president’s desk by the week’s end. The House on Thursday voted 217-212 on the rule that sets up votes on a bill to give President Barack Obama latitude to negotiate a 12-nation… Read more »