Today, Rep. Henry Cuellar voted in favor of the passage of H.R. 3093, the FY 2008 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Bill, which includes a $50,000 provision requested by Congressman Cuellar that will help the Starr County Sheriff’s Department combat drug trafficking. If this provision is included in the final version of the bill, Starr County will be eligible to receive $50,000 to establish... Read more »
Today, Rep. Henry Cuellar voted in favor of the passage of H.R. 3093, the FY 2008 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Bill, which includes a $100,000 provision requested by Congressman Cuellar that will help the McMullen County Sheriff’s Department combat drug trafficking. If this provision is included in the final version of the bill, McMullen County will be eligible to receive $100,000 to e... Read more »
Today, Rep. Henry Cuellar voted in favor of the passage of H.R. 3093, the FY 2008 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Bill, which makes large investments in restoring law enforcement assistance, helps make our communities safer, and invests in research for climatic changes. “Securing the safety of my constituents in an efficient manner is important to me and something I take very seriously,” ... Read more »
Today, Rep. Henry Cuellar voted in favor of the passage of H.R. 3093, the FY 2008 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Bill, which includes a $100,000 provision requested by Congressman Cuellar that will help the Frio County Sheriff’s Department combat drug trafficking. If this provision is included in the final version of the bill, Frio County will be eligible to receive $100,000 to establish... Read more »
Today, Rep. Henry Cuellar voted in favor of the passage of H.R. 3093, the FY 2008 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Bill, which includes a $50,000 provision requested by Congressman Cuellar that will help the Atascosa County Sheriff’s Department combat drug trafficking. If this provision is included in the final version of the bill, Atascosa County will be eligible to receive $50,000 to est... Read more »
Today, Rep. Henry Cuellar voted in favor of the passage of H.R. 3074, the FY 2008 Transportation - Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill, which includes a Cuellar provision for the widening and reconstruction of Thomas Road in McAllen, TX. Currently, the road is narrow, congested with traffic, and in a dilapidated condition. If this provision is included in the final version of the bi... Read more »
Today, Rep. Henry Cuellar voted in favor of the passage of H.R. 3074, the FY 2008 Transportation - Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill, which includes a Cuellar provision for land acquisition and construction of a community park in Jim Hogg County. If this provision is included in the final version of the bill, Jim Hogg County will be eligible to receive $150,000 to build a park tha... Read more »
Today, Rep. Henry Cuellar announced the House passage of H.R. 3074, the FY 2008 Transportation-Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill, which aids American families with affordable housing, helps modernize the transportation infrastructure, and creates jobs. The bill invests a total of $104.4 billion in the Transportation and Housing and Urban Development departments, an increase of alm... Read more »
Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar announced that a grant will be awarded to the Dilley Independent School District (Dilley ISD) through the Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, commonly known as “E-rate.” The Dilley Independent ISD will receive $34,212.96 to be used for internet access and telecommunications. “E-rate provides our schools and libraries with invaluable assist... Read more »
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Henry Cuellar’s Federal Customer Service Enhancement Act with strong bipartisan support. The Cuellar bill, which passed the House 383-0, will set in place standards to increase the quality of customer service provided by federal government agencies. “The federal government should cater to the American people. My bill will raise the bar f... Read more »