Apr 21, 2014, 8:55am CDT The Take: Toyota focused on China and Seacrest likes Clear Channel Toyota’s China push Toyota Motor Corp. may be the largest automaker in the world, but it only ranks fourth in sales in the world’s largest car market. Toyota’s auto sales in China have struggled ever since there was an anti-Japanese backlash in that country two years ago.… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) announced that 8 million Americans had enrolled in a healthcare plan under the Affordable Care Act since the Marketplace opened in October 2013.  The announcement comes at a time when healthcare costs nationally are growing at the slowest level on record, Medicare spending is down, and the deficit is projected to continue to… Read more »

Faced with Semana Santa traffic, Anzalduas bridge pays for extra customs personnel Posted Wednesday, April 16, 2014 Dave Hendricks | The Monitor  MISSION — Faced with a nearly four-hour delay at the Anzalduas border crossing on Wednesday morning, bridge administrators submitted an emergency request to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for extra personnel… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28)’s grants coordinator today completed a tour of Wilson, Atascosa and Bexar Counties that started on Monday, April 14th and lasted until Wednesday, April 16th.  Rep. Cuellar’s grants coordinator met with city, county, and school district officials to discuss ways in which the Congressman’s office can help bring more federal resources home to local… Read more »

Federal Agency Loses Money Selling Government Reports. The Catch? They’re Already Free Photo: Getty Images A federal agency selling government reports that are otherwise free is the target of a new bill meant to curtail government waste. “With a money-losing profit model only the government could design, the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) sells free… Read more »

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Henry Cuellar says the foreign investor program works Posted: Mon 11:46 AM, Apr 14, 2014 By: Matt McGovern  LAREDO, TX (KGNS) - The following text is from a press release sent by the secretary of Congressman Henry Cuellar: As Chairman of the Pro-trade Caucus in Congress, I (Cuellar) was active in leading efforts on trade agreements that create more… Read more »

'Let Me Google That For You' Bill Wants the Government to Stop Wasting Money on Information Available Online BY RAWIYA KAMEIR | APR 12, 2014 | 3:12 PM | PERMALINK   Image via buschap on Flickr / Requested Credit   Senator Tom Coburn thinks the government is wasting too much money and he's probably right. Coburn's latest anti-wasteful… Read more »

Starr County Students Encouraged to Apply for NURSE Corps Scholarship The NURSE Corps scholarship supports recipients with tuition, required fees, other reasonable educational costs and a monthly living stipend for up to four years. For every year the scholarship is awarded, the student will serve a year at a NURSE Corps-approved facility in urban, rural, or frontier areas with high… Read more »

The Obamacare Deadline has Come and Gone; What Now?   Congressman Henry Cuellar reminds Starr County residents that, while the March 31st deadline for the healthcare open enrollment period has passed, it may not be too late to sign up. If you are uninsured, you may have a second chance at applying for subsidized health insurance. “The open enrollment deadline is now behind us,… Read more »