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THE TEXAS TRIBUNE: Trade deal squeezes Texas congressional Democrats

| Posted in In The News
Tags: Trade

— It took a fight between the president of the United States and the nation’s labor unions to put beleaguered U.S. House Democrats in a position of power on Capitol Hill. But it’s a fight hardly anyone, including a handful of Texans, want any part of.   Over the next six months, President Obama will attempt to push through Congress the largest trade deal in American history. The…

TEXAS TRIBUNE: Trade Deal Squeezes Texas Congressional Democrats

| Posted in In The News
Tags: Trade

It took a fight between the president of the United States and the nation's labor unions to put beleaguered U.S. House Democrats in a position of power on Capitol Hill. But it’s a fight hardly anyone, including a handful of Texans, want any part of. Over the next six months, President Obama will attempt to push through Congress the largest trade deal in American history.…

THE HILL: Celebs, lawmakers launch animal caucus

| Posted in In The News

It's not every day that you find a monkey on Capitol Hill. On Wednesday, Crystal the monkey, featured in "The Hangover," "Night at the Museum" and 22 other feature films, joined lawmakers, as well as animal and human celebrities, to launch the Caucus for the Humane Bond. The new caucus, co-chaired by Reps. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.) and Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), will address the connections…

Rep. Henry Cuellar Issues Statement on U.S. Air Force Budget Increase to Lockheed Martin for Operations in Randolph Air Force Base

| Posted in Press Release

Congressman Henry Cuellar has issued the following statement regarding news that Lockheed Martin Services, Inc., has been awarded a $34 million budget ceiling increase by the U.S. Air Force to a previously-awarded contract for the Personnel Services Delivery Transformation (PSDT) at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas: "This $34 million budget ceiling increase will be used to support the…

Rep. Henry Cuellar Receives Award from Texas Medical Community for Work to Fix Broken Sustainable Growth Rate System

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Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) today received the Soaring Eagle Award from Texas Alliance For Patient Access, Texas Medical Liability Trust and Texas Medical Association for his work to fix the broken Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) system.  Cuellar played a pivotal role in getting and keeping standard of care language in HR 2, commonly referred to as the ‘Doc Fix’. Cuellar’s…

Congressman Cuellar Applauds Nomination of Roberta Jacobson as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico

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Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) today issued the following statement following reports that President Obama will nominate Roberta Jacobson, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs at the Department of State, to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico. “I have been impressed with Ms. Jacobson’s deep knowledge of Mexico and the rest of Latin America and fully support her…

Favorece el Congresista Cuéllar la Nominación de Roberta Jacobson Como Embajadora de EE. UU. en México

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El congresista demócrata por el distrito 28 de Texas, Henry Cuéllar hoy emitió la siguiente declaración después de los informes de que el Presidente Barack Obama nominará a Roberta Jacobson, Secretaria Asistente para Asuntos del Hemisferio Occidental del Departamento de Estado, para servir como Embajadora de Estados Unidos en México.   “Estoy impresionado con el profundo…