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CONGRESSMAN HENRY CUELLAR PROMOTES THE IMPORTANCE OF READING
Nov 24, 2008
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Congressman Henry Cuellar today was on hand to present more than 2,200 books to students at Cuellar Elementary School as part of the school's participation in the Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) program. RIF, which is mostly underwritten by the U.S. Department of Education, is aimed at preparing and mo...
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CONGRESSMAN HENRY CUELLAR ANNOUNCES NEW WEBSITE AIMED AT HELPING THOSE WITH LIMITED ENGLISH
Nov 21, 2008
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Rep. Henry Cuellar announced today that the U.S. Department of Education has launched a new website aimed at helping people with limited English. The website is free and located at www.usalearns.org.
“I congratulate the Department of Education for taking the initiative and for looking out after pe...
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Congressman Henry Cuellar Announces $5.1 Million for Webb County Head Start
Nov 7, 2008
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Today, Rep. Henry Cuellar announced $5,103,626 in funding for the Webb County Head Start program to help local children become better prepared to succeed in school. Specifically, the funds will be used to provide educational services to the 1,150 economically disadvantaged children and their parents...
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Congressman Cuellar Supports $60.8 Billion Economic Stimulus
Sep 26, 2008
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During this time of economic uncertainty, U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar voted today in favor of the Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act, H.R. 7110, a $60.8 billion economic stimulus package aimed at growing our economy and creating jobs through investments in our nation’s infrastructure. Th...
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CONGRESSMAN HENRY CUELLAR ANNOUNCES $297,000 GRANT TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION OF MINORITIES AND WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Sep 2, 2008
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U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar announced today a $297,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) to increase the flow of underrepresented ethnic minorities, particularly minority women, into science and engineering careers. The grant will be ...
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CONGRESSMAN HENRY CUELLAR ANNOUNCES $10,000 TO TEATRO DE ARTES DE JUAN SEGUIN
Aug 19, 2008
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Congressman Henry Cuellar announced today a $10,000 matching grant for the Teatro de Artes de Juan Seguin awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Teatro de Artes will use the grant to support the presentation of the Viva Seguin Conjunto Festival, Noche de Gala and Taller Folklórico de ...
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CONGRESSMAN HENRY CUELLAR ANNOUNCES NEW ARMY PROGRAM TO INCENTIVIZE IMMERSION IN CRITICAL FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Aug 14, 2008
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Congressman Henry Cuellar announced today a new financial incentive from the U.S. Army for recruiting college Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadets to take courses in critical foreign languages, including Arabic and Mandarin Chinese. To qualify for the incentive, cadets would have to commit t...
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CONGRESSMAN HENRY CUELLAR CO-SPONSORS LEGISLATION TO HELP MODERNIZE TEXAS SCHOOL FACILITIES
Jun 5, 2008
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U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar co-sponsored legislation Wednesday that would help renovate and modernize public schools in Texas and around the country.
By a vote of 250 to 164, the House passed the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act (H.R. 3021), which provi...
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CONGRESSMAN HENRY CUELLAR PRESENTS LARGA VISTA COMMUNITY CENTER LIBRARY WITH BOOKS FROM THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
May 27, 2008
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Congressman Henry Cuellar presented today more than 250 books from the Library of Congress to the Webb County Larga Vista Community Center. Also present to distribute the books were members of Texas A&M University’s Colonias Housing and Urban Development Department and the Gateway Rotary Club in...
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CONGRESSMAN HENRY CUELLAR ANNOUNCES $392,031 E-RATE FUNDS FOR UNITED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
May 26, 2008
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Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar announced that a $392,031 grant will be awarded to the United Independent School District (United ISD) through the Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, commonly known as “E-rate.” This federal program will provide United ISD funding for telec...
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