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Bipartisan bill to end crude oil export ban gains new supporters

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For Immediate Release: April 23, 2015 Contacts: Sean Brown (Rep. Barton) 202-225-2002 Kirsten Hartman (Rep. Cuellar) 202-225-1640​ A bill to end the ban on crude oil exports, which was originally introduced earlier this year by Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX), continues to gain supporters. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) signed on as a co-sponsor Thursday morning making the legislative effort…

EL HERALDO: Presidente de Honduras pide en EEUU aprobar fondos a congresistas

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El presidente Juan Orlando Hernández expuso ayer los alcances del Plan Alianza para la Prosperidad que impulsa el Triángulo Norte de Centroamérica a varios congresistas demócratas y republicanos estadounidenses. En su tercer día en Washington y en el marco de una visita oficial, el mandatario dio a conocer la situación en derechos humanos, lucha contra el crimen organizado y combate a la…

KGNS: Bipartisan bill to end crude oil export ban gains new supporters

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Tags: Trade

A bill to end the ban on crude oil exports, which was originally introduced earlier this year by Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX), continues to gain supporters. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) signed on as a co-sponsor Thursday morning making the legislative effort bipartisan. Rep. Barton issued the following statement after speaking to Rep. Cuellar: “I am excited to have Congressman Cuellar co-sponsor…

Congressman Cuellar Co-sponsors Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015

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Tags: Trade

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) today released the following statement after co-sponsoring the bipartisan, bicameral Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), introduced by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) last week. The legislation would establish rules for international trade…

LA PRENSA: Senadores conocen detalles del Plan para la Prosperidad

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Congresistas demócratas y republicanos estadounidenses conocieron a profundidad los alcances y objetivos del Plan Alianza para la Prosperidad que impulsa el triángulo norte de Centroamérica.     A cargo de la exposición estuvo el presidente Juan Orlando Hernández, quien lleva tres días en la capital estadounidense cumpliendo una apretada agenda oficial. El…

Congressman Cuellar Encourages Lift of U.S. Crude Oil Export Ban

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Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) today issued the following statement encouraging the lift of the U.S. crude oil export ban, which would remove all restrictions on the export of crude oil from the United States, which would spur economic growth, continue to move our nation towards energy security, and create hundreds of thousands of jobs across the country.    “Oil and…

FOX NEWS: Power Play: Cuellar on border surge

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The administration says the numbers are down, but with a surge expected soon, Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, tells Chris Stirewalt that thousands of illegal immigrants are crossing the border each month and a comprehensive solution is needed. http://video.foxnews.com/v/4177463838001/power-play-cuellar-on-border-surge/?playlist_id=2127351623001#sp=show-clips

THE MONITOR: Commentary: FEMA reimbursements for humanitarian aid coming

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It was only last summer when we witnessed a phenomenon that gained the Rio Grande Valley national attention — unaccompanied Central American children were crossing the U.S.-Mexico border by the tens of thousands. Thousands more children crossed with adults, often women, who arrived penniless and scared. My office received phone calls from federal agencies, city officials, religious…

Rep. Cuellar, City of La Vernia Unveil New Water Well

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Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) with La Vernia Mayor Robert Gregory and city council members today unveiled the new Water Well 6 in the city of La Vernia. In 2010, Cuellar included language in the Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill, which directed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide $500,000 in federal funding for a new water well in La Vernia. The well is…

THE STREET: Focus Is On The Next Big Things At 95th Annual AACC Convention

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Tags: Education

More than 2,000 community college presidents and other senior leaders will attend the 95th Annual Convention of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) being held April 18-21 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. The 2015 theme is "The Next Big Things." This year's convention will look at where community colleges are and where they are going.…