Congressman Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, announced the launching of the new 28th Congressional District website. The new and improved website will now facilitate immediate communication with constituents through a variety of interactive tools, informational resources, and innovative media. Congressman Cuellar, who is known for his accessibility to constituents, has met the demands required to stay connected to the people in today’s evolving digital landscape.
“I am pleased to offer constituents a new means to obtain resourceful information and an additional way to communicate with my office,” said Cuellar. “As a strong believer in accessibility, it is my intention to make visitors’ online experience both efficient and appealing.”
The website serves as a platform for Congressman Cuellar’s commitment to the District, and focuses on content clarity, visitor usability, interactive features, and vibrancy.
• Content Clarity: Visitors can obtain clear and up-to-date content in both English and Spanish regarding Congressman Cuellar’s news releases, legislation, district profile, internships, grants alerts, federal agency assistance, and upcoming visits.
• Visitor Usability: The architecture of the site enhances visitor usability by enabling constituents to locate items expediently on the homepage. The homepage’s layout contains a central segment designated for the top news stories and most recent video footage. The center is flanked by two sidebars that offer categories with an automatic drop-down of subcategories. To crown these three segments is a slideshow of 15-20 recent photos of Congressman Cuellar in action. As visitors navigate within the site, the category sidebars continue to frame every page to serve as a table of contents and a point of reference.
• Interactive Features: A variety of interactive features have been implemented to encourage constituents’ participation in the legislative process. Constituents can opt to sign up to receive e-newsletters; take a survey of the current “hot” issue; view Congressman Cuellar’s floor speeches, interviews and monthly cable shows; view an interactive google map delineating the district which also pinpoints the local offices and project sites; submit requests for flags flown over the Capitol, Washington tours, and meetings with Congressman Cuellar.
• Vibrancy: A vibrant presentation of all these aspects imbue the website to paint a clear picture of Congressman Cuellar and what he stands for. Photographs of Congressman Cuellar accompany press releases from press conferences and events. The photo gallery currently contains over 100 photo albums of coffees, events, meetings, speeches and grant announcements from 2007. The video center also contains thumbnail pictures of screen shots for each recording.
“Improving our website will serve a wide spectrum of audiences—from those in need of assistance with casework and federal agencies, to those who wish to voice their opinion on legislation, to students interested in internships or financial aid,” Congressman Cuellar said.
Congressman Cuellar continues to regard accessibility as a priority and endorses technology as a means to reach out to his constituencies.
“This is an exciting time to incorporate today’s technological advances in a way that gets people involved at the federal level. I am committed to making a strong, lasting connection with the people in the 28th District,” Congressman concluded.
The new web address for Texas’ 28th Congressional District is /. If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact web manager Yolanda Urrabazo at 202-225-1640
Congressman Henry Cuellar is a member of the House Homeland Security, Small Business, and Agriculture Committees in the 110th Congress; accessibility to constituents, education, health care, economic development and national security are his priorities. Congressman Cuellar is also a Senior Whip.
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