Congressman Henry Cuellar voted in support of H.R. 3170, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2010, which protects consumers, strengthens financial oversight institutions and invests in community small business programs. The bill also includes $150,000, secured by Congressman Cuellar, for Laredo Community College to develop a small business center to serve South Texas. Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar applauds House passage of the 2010 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill, which includes over $77 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs and $24 billion for military construction and family housing through fiscal year 2010. The bill marks a historic increase in funding since 2007 and will improve veterans’ quality of care and programs to assist returning troops and their families. Read more »

Congressman Cuellar today applauded House passage of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010, which invests over $48 billion to bolster U.S. foreign policy efforts and includes a provision authored by Congressman Cuellar that calls for the creation of a high level US-Mexico Commission dedicated to reducing border violence by sharing information and coordinating border security operations. Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar voted to pass the Agriculture and Rural Development Appropriations Bill, 2010, which provides over $24 billion to the Department of Agriculture to fund low-income food programs, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), rural development programs, agricultural research and over $13 million in fever tick research dollars for South Texas. Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar joined legendary energy expert T. Boone Pickens to discuss and promote major natural gas legislation aimed at transforming the country’s use of natural gas. Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar today testified before the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, asking Congress to authorize a study for the designation of the Los Caminos del Rio region of South Texas to be named as a National Heritage Corridor. The 200 mile Rio Grande region would join 49 other national heritage landmarks and could be the first area in Texas to bear the national heritage designation. Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar today testified before the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, asking Congress to authorize a study for the designation of the Los Caminos del Rio region of South Texas to be named as a National Heritage Corridor. The 200 mile Rio Grande region would join 49 other national heritage landmarks and could be the first area in Texas to bear the national heritage designation. Read more »

Congressman Cuellar announces the benefits of a college loans reduction program that makes student loan payments manageable for millions of Americans. Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar voted in support of H.R. 2892, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act 2010, funding $44 billion for the Department of Homeland Security and the agencies it oversees. It includes over $10 billion for U.S. Customs and Border Protection and over $5 billion for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar voted to approve H.R. 2847, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, major federal funding legislation which includes a cost-savings amendment, authored by Congressman Cuellar, that saves American taxpayer dollars spent on electricity. The bill includes substantial funding towards the purchase of equipment for the South Texas Forensics Laboratory, and over $3 billion to combat drug trafficking along the border. Read more »