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Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual budget for the Department of Defense, which passed the House and now heads to the Senate for consideration.  Rep. Cuellar successfully included language in the NDAA that reiterates and enhances support for United States-Mexico cooperation in the ongoing fight to… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) today announced that per his request, the House Appropriations Committee will instruct the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct an assessment on border rail crossing wait times.  Rep. Cuellar included the language for this request that was passed out of Committee in the Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations Transportation, Housing, and Urban… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar today voted in support of HR 4031, a bill that will allow the Veterans Affairs Secretary to remove any career employee tied to the ongoing issues regarding wait times and quality of care at the VA.  Under the measure, the VA secretary could remove any such individual from federal service or transfer the individual to another position that the secretary… Read more »

Honored for service LISA LUNA STAFF WRITER Outgoing Councilmember Kathy Coronado was honored for serving in District 3. She served as City Secretary for 20 years and then as City Manager for eight years, before serving with the City Council. Plaques of appreciation were presented to longtime, outgoing Pleasanton City Councilmembers Kathy Coronado and Jimmy Magel, by Mayor… Read more »

Henry Cuellar’s request for GAO to assess border rail crossing times passes committee Posted: Wed 4:21 PM, May 21, 2014 By: Matt McGovern Email LAREDO, TEXAS (Office of Henry Cuellar) – Congressman Henry Cuellar announced Wednesday that per his request, the House Appropriations Committee will instruct the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct an assessment on border… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) joined Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA), Thad Cochran (R-MS), and Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX) to announce that the U.S. House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved bipartisan legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) who provided extraordinary public and combat emergency services during… Read more »

Congress Okays Medals for WW II Civil Air Patrol Members  Posted Tuesday, May 20th 2014 @ 5am  by Morgan Montalvo The U.S. House of Representatives late Monday passed H.R. 755, legislation awarding Congressional Gold Medals to surviving members of the Civil Air Patrol who served on the Home Front in World War Two. Bipartisan approval of the measure punctuates years of… Read more »

11 Million Jobs Supported by Trade in the United States Just in 2013, 11 million jobs were supported by trade in the United States. In Texas, a total of 40,737 companies were dependent on exports -- 93 percent of which were small businesses, with 500 or fewer employees. With May being World Trade Month, I would like to emphasize the role that international trade has on our economy. We… Read more »

Texas legislators agree on transportation issues Written by Julie SilvaFriday, 09 May 2014 08:52 Texas members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee met Monday in Mission with leaders across the Rio Grande Valley to discuss the area's needs as they prepare to look at the nation's transportation needs. Congressmen Blake Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi, and Roger… Read more »