Washington, D.C. – 25 JUL 2013 – Congressmen Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), Chairmen of the Congressional Unmanned Systems Caucus, welcomed representatives from the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Air and Marine (CBP-OAM) for a briefing on their current use of unmanned systems in support of border security and DHS’… Read more »

The House Appropriations Committee favorably reported out the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations bill.  This legislation sets funding levels for the State Department and foreign assistance programs for the United States government.  “The relationship we have with Mexico is one of our strongest on the… Read more »

Congressmen Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA) and Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Chairmen of the Congressional Unmanned Systems Caucus, welcomed representatives from the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Air and Marine (CBP-OAM) for a briefing on their current use of unmanned systems in support of border security and DHS’ Privacy and Civil Liberties UAS… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) along with City of Peñitas Mayor Marcos Ochoa and United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development State Director Paco Valentin awarded the City of Peñitas with a $2,995,000 loan. These funds will be used towards the reconstruction of the city’s deteriorating city hall and police department. In addition, this renovation will… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar, (D-Laredo), announced today a $224,286 grant award for the Gateway Community Health Center in Laredo, Texas. Funding will assist local health centers in Texas enroll uninsured individuals and families in new coverage options available through the Affordable Care Act (ACA). … Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar, (D-Laredo), announced today a $120,215 grant award for the Atascosa Health Center Inc., in Pleasanton, Texas. Funding will assist local health centers in Atascosa, Wilson and McMullen enroll uninsured individuals and families in new coverage options available through the Affordable Care Act (ACA). “These funds will go directly to helping… Read more »

"For over 40 years, the Farm Bill has been crafted by a strong bipartisan, urban/rural coalition, which recognized that shared relationship between those who produce our food, and communities which provide markets to buy the food from our producers.  Rather than following a proven model, built on bipartisan cooperation and deliberative debate, the House GOP leadership has decided to… Read more »

Join Congressman Henry Cuellar for coffee and a discussion of current national issues that affect our community on Saturday, July 13 at 10:00amCT. Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) released the following statement regarding the Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act: Click to watch Congressman Cuellar’s remarks on the House Floor on 06-25-13 “This bill would allow oil and natural gas production on 1.5 million acres that were previously off-limits because of border issues. It’s been over three years since… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) announced on Tuesday the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched a new website and a free-of- charge call center for consumers to get additional information on the new Health Insurance Marketplace which starts October 1st. “This week we marked 100 days until families and individuals can enroll in the new health insurance marketplace… Read more »