Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) released the following statement on House passage of the William M. Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021, a strong bill that ensures America is prepared to meet the military challenges of the 21st century. “It is critical that every year we pass the NDAA to ensure our service members have the… Read more »

Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) voted and helped pass the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019. This legislation will end the 5-month waiting period requirement for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, allowing anyone diagnosed with ALS to access their benefits upon diagnosis. This bill passed the House and Senate and now goes to the President… Read more »

The Cigarroa family’s rancho is about fifteen miles south of Laredo, its gated entrance easily missed by anyone barreling down U.S. 83. Once inside, visitors follow a dirt road that slopes gently upward, cutting through a dusty tract of South Texas brush country covered in prickly pear cactus and gouged by arroyos. When the road abruptly ends a mile or so later, visitors find… Read more »

LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Congressman Henry Cuellar speaks on the article published by a Valley newspaper about the future of the border wall. In the Rio Grande Guardian article published on Tuesday, Cuellar said he was looking forward to telling border wall contractors to pack their bags. In a statement sent to KGNS, Congressman Cuellar released a statement about the article and his plans… Read more »

Laredo’s U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar on Wednesday was reappointed chief deputy whip for the Democratic Party in Congress, where he will be tasked with motivating other Democrats in the House of Representatives to vote with the party on their major issues. Cuellar was first appointed to this role in December 2018 along with seven other members of Congress as the Democratic Party entered its… Read more »

Washington, D.C.—  Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) will continue to serve as Chief Deputy Whip and a senior member of the Steering and Policy Committee in the 117th Congress. Congressman Cuellar released the following statement regarding his appointment: “I would like to thank House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn for providing me with this great leadership opportunity. It is an honor… Read more »

Washington, D.C.— Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small (NM-02) and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) announce plans to introduce the Donations Acceptance Program Reauthorization Act of 2020. The Donations Acceptance Program (DAP) enables U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) and the U.S. General Services Administration… Read more »

RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas – U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar is looking forward to being able to tell border wall construction companies to pack their bags and go home. The Laredo Democrat believes contractors working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in South Texas will soon be given their marching orders – just as soon as the Biden Administration takes office. Cuellar noted that… Read more »

The administration of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), before formally starting his government, had announced that it would give a special economic treatment for the northern border due to its importance in terms of international trade, and indeed one of the first actions taken by the Mexican Congress was the issuance of a Decree of Fiscal Incentives and Economic Development… Read more »

Rio Grande City, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) released the following video and statement regarding the retirement of South Texas College President, Dr. Shirley Reed. Dr. Reed has been the president since the college’s founding in 1993. “I first met Dr. Shirley Reed in the middle of a dusty field in Rio Grande City for the groundbreaking of South Texas College’s Starr County… Read more »