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… Read more »

Our bond with animals has defined humanity for thousands of years. Animals have comforted us, healed us, sustained and protected us at home and in times of war, and even served as our eyes and ears. Animals have provided us with nourishment and served alongside us on the front lines of battle. Animals entertain us, educate us and teach us the meaning of compassion and what it means to be… Read more »

Este jueves y viernes serán días de graduación para más de mil estudiantes de las preparatorias del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Laredo (LISD). Tres ceremonias se realizarán en Laredo Energy Arena y una en TAMIU. El primer evento de graduación será para la escuela Nixon a partir de las 10:00 de la mañana mientras la ceremonia para Cigarroa será a las 2:00 de la tarde y para la… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar 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 successful addition marks… Read more »

El congresista texano Henry Cuéllar, se pronunció a favor de la nominación de Roberta Jacobson como embajadora de Estados Unidos en México. Reynosa.- El congresista texano Henry Cuéllar, se pronunció a favor de la nominación de Roberta Jacobson como embajadora de Estados Unidos en México, de quien dijo cuenta con experiencia y amplio conocimiento sobre este país. En… Read more »

Ten months into the U.S.-led war against the Islamic State, Congress still has neither debated it nor voted to authorize it. But on Tuesday, a House committee decided to do something about that: It passed a measure saying Congress should do something about that. Think of it as baby steps. During a House Appropriations Committee hearing, lawmakers added language to the 2016… Read more »

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Two weeks ago, I was successful in adding important language in the Fiscal Year 2016 appropriations bill for Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (T-HUD). This bill will advance the development of a passenger rail between the United States and Mexico. For years, representatives from both sides of the aisle in Washington, D.C., have worked together to bring… Read more »

Dozens of congressional Democrats are joining Republicans to back legislation blocking the Obama administration’s new rule to redefine its jurisdiction over the nation’s waterways. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers made the regulation final Wednesday in an attempt to clarify that small streams, wetlands, headwaters and tributaries are… Read more »

Congressman Will Hurd (R-Helotes) told a group of South Texas businessmen the success of the oil and natural gas industry in the United States is a matter of national security. Hurd made his remarks before a crowd of 200 people attending the Eagle Ford Consortium Conference in San Antonio on Thursday morning. "American energy security isn't just about securing… Read more »