Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) released the following statement regarding the notice from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to pause negotiations for acquiring land for border wall construction: “Today, I received notification that in compliance with President Biden’s executive order, real estate… Read more »

U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Henry Cuellar (D-TX) introduced the Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions (DIRECT) Act today (Jan. 28, 2021). This legislation will allow state inspected meat to be sold across state lines through e-commerce, allowing small producers and processors more options to directly market to consumers. “Today, a few large… Read more »

McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — A South Texas congressman says the Department of Homeland Security has stopped trying to access land on the Southwest border to be used for border wall construction. This comes after a federal judge recently inferred in a pending land lawsuit case in South Texas that it was uncertain whether the federal government would continue to pursue these… Read more »

TEXAS – Border wall construction in Texas will come to a halt Wednesday, according to U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo.  This comes after President Joe Biden issued an executive order stopping work on the wall. “This morning, I received notification that in accordance with President Biden’s executive order, all CBP contractors have now been formally notified to pause construction… Read more »

Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) released the following statement regarding the notice from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regarding a pause on all border wall construction activities on their self-executed projects by January 27, 2021: “This morning, as a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, I received notification that in accordance with President… Read more »

Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) released the following statement regarding President Joseph R. Biden’s Day 1 Executive Orders on immigration policies.   “President Biden has taken historic steps to repair the damage that border communities and immigrant families have faced these past four years. However, this is only the beginning,” said Congressman… Read more »

Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX-28) held a press conference from his congressional office in Washington D.C. on Tuesday as he spoke about what could be expected from Wednesday’s inauguration and the ensuing first 100 days of Joe Biden’s presidency. “President Biden will appeal for our unity. He will also be asking Americans to raise their sights and lower their voices, so we can work together to… Read more »

HARLINGEN, Texas (KVEO) — President-Elect Joe Biden said he will invest in better technology and privacy protections at the border during his first 100 days in office. KVEO spoke with U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar on what his take is on Biden’s plan. Some of the technology Biden has planned for ports of entry include cameras, sensors, large-scale x-ray machines, and fixed… Read more »

As part of his promise to tour his district to speak about the impact of the latest COVID-19 relief bill, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) made a stop in Webb County and an adjacent county. On Monday, the congressman made a morning stop in the southern Webb County city of Rio Bravo, and by late afternoon he arrived in Zapata to discuss the same issues with the people. During both of his… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar hopes the new Congress will re-introduce earmarks, especially now Democrats control the U.S. Senate. An earmark is a congressional provision that directs the federal government to fund a specific project.  They were eliminated following huge gains by Republicans in the 2010 congressional elections. Tea Party supporters did not like earmarks because they were… Read more »