Press Release
Congressman Henry Cuellar Announces Opportunity to See Pope Francis at Nation’s Capital
WASHINGTON,
September 4, 2015
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Rafael Benavides
((956) 725-0639)
Congressman Henry Cuellar today announced that constituents in the 28th Congressional District will have the opportunity to see Pope Francis in Washington, D.C., by being selected through a lottery drawing.
On September 24, His Holiness Pope Francis will become the first sitting pope to address a joint session of Congress. Following the address, Pope Francis will make a brief appearance on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. Interested individuals should fill out this form and submitting it on or before Sept. 9. A random drawing will take place in Congressman Cuellar’s D.C. office Sept. 10, and ticket winners will be notified that same day. Two tickets in each of the nine counties Congressman Cuellar represents (Bexar, Wilson, Atascosa, McMullen, La sale, Webb, Zapata, Starr and Hidalgo) will be selected through the lottery. These tickets will grant their holders admission to watch the Pope’s address on jumbotrons on the West Lawn of the Capitol. Tickets are standing-room only, not for His Holiness’ address inside the House Chamber. Sightings of His Holiness as he passes through the crowds are not guaranteed, and ticketholders will be responsible for their own transportation, lodging and trip expenses. Only constituents of Texas’ 28th Congressional District are eligible for this lottery. For more information, please call Congressman Cuellar’s D.C. office at (202) 225-1640. |