Congressman Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, released the following statement on the passage of the H.R. 2217, the FY 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill: “This bill includes the hiring of 1,600 new CBP officers. Those are the men and women in blue that man our ports of entry. The addition of these 1,600 CBP officers will be a historic step in addressing the congested ports… Read more »

 Congressman Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, voted in favor of the 2014 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Act which seeks to reduce the backlog in claims currently present at the Department of Veteran Affairs. The bill passed 421-4. Cuellar, a Member of the U.S House Appropriations Committee, expressed how critically important this bill is for his district: “My district staff is… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced the approval of the requested 1,600 new Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in the Homeland Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee. Congressman Cuellar called this, “A huge step for our community’s border security.” The Congressman stated: Listen… Read more »

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Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo) hosted a small business videoconference across four cities in his congressional district, in which more than 60 participants gained insightful knowledge of the latest tools and resources available to submit a successful grant application. The area’s event was held at Sharyland Independent School District Administration Office.… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo) hosted a small business videoconference across four cities in his congressional district, in which more than 60 participants gained insightful knowledge of the latest tools and resources available to submit a successful grant application. The Pleasanton event was held at Coastal Bend College. Congressman Cuellar and representatives from the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo) hosted a small business videoconference across four cities in his congressional district, in which more than 60 participants gained insightful knowledge of the latest tools and resources available to submit a successful grant application. The San Antonio event was held at Northeast Lakeview College in Universal City. Congressman… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo) hosted a small business videoconference across four cities in his congressional district, in which more than 60 participants gained insightful knowledge of the latest tools and resources available to submit a successful grant application. The Laredo event was held at Texas A&M International University. Congressman Cuellar and… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced that he plans to focus all his efforts and attention on stopping furloughs at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)—as a result of budget cuts provoked by sequestration. The harmful automatic budget cuts, known as the sequester, have impacted CBP significantly. Nearly $600 million dollars in cuts to the federal border protection… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo), together with the Small Business Administration, the Economic Development Administration, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will host a small business videoconference in four cities across his congressional district on Wednesday, May 22, from 12:30p.m. to 1:30 p.m. CST. The purpose of the video-conference is to provide additional information to… Read more »