LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) -As resources for the coronavirus become scarce, federal, state, and local representatives are working to bring more help to the Gateway City. COVID-19 cases in Laredo are on the rise, with Webb County surpassing its 3,000th case this week. To help stop the spread, Congressman Henry Cuellar announced that local hospitals should expect assistance from the federal… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced Friday the securing of $27.4 million for a new Air and Marine Operations hangar facility through the 2021 Homeland Security Appropriations bill. The new facility is expected to create jobs and follow the design of a similar facility in Yuma, Arizona that will house aviation from various federal law enforcement entities. The new facility will… Read more »

Laredo’s Rep. Henry Cuellar on Friday announced a spate of exceptions to the border wall that have been included in the Department of Homeland Security’s appropriations bill for next fiscal year. Along with sites that had previously been excluded from border wall construction in past legislation, such as the Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge and historic cemeteries, Cuellar has now added… Read more »

Washington, D.C.— Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) successfully fights border wall construction securing language in multiple fiscal year 2021 Appropriations bills that prohibits any use of federal funding for additional border wall construction. The Congressman also secured language in the fiscal year 2021 Homeland Security Appropriations bill prohibiting construction of border barriers… Read more »

Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) secured $27.4 million for a new Air and Marine Operations (AMO) hangar facility in Laredo, TX in the fiscal year 2021 Homeland Security Appropriations bill. This new facility will include administrative, operational, and hangar space; aircraft and vehicle parking; and other necessary site improvements to meet CBP’s mission. The hangar… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nexstar) — The U.S. borders with our neighbors to the north and south will remain closed for another month. Acting U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf said Thursday that travel restrictions have been extended through August because of the continuing threat posed by the coronavirus. The decision comes as the state with the longest international border — Texas… Read more »

“Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket.” This saying goes at least as far back as Don Quixote, written in 1615, and is probably much older. While the proverb’s wisdom is obvious to anyone who has spent much time in a barnyard, some of the people who should understand it best have strayed much too far from its warning. Today more than 80 percent of American beef is processed… Read more »

 Laredo, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar released the following statement regarding FEMA and the Department of Health and Human Services deployment of the Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) and the Public Health Service Nurse Strike Team to Laredo, TX. “I would like to thank FEMA and the Department of Health and Human Services for sending these resources to Laredo. Our hospitals… Read more »

Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) secured $250,000 in federal funding for the Southwest Border Regional Commission (SBRC), the first time since its authorization in 2008, in the fiscal year 2021 Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill. The SBRC was created to address economic distress in the southern border regions of Arizona, California, New Mexico, and… Read more »

Laredo, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) released the following statement in regards to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) activation of additional U.S. Army Urban Augmentation Medical Task Forces (UAMTF) to assist Texas hospitals in their efforts in combating the coronavirus: “Texas hospitals are overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients and our frontline workers are doing the best… Read more »