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CONGRESSMAN HENRY CUELLAR PASSES AMENDMENT TO INCREASE ACCOUNTABILITY OF NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE
Jun 24, 2008
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U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar passed an amendment today that would require the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services to report to Congress on the effectiveness of a national child abuse hotline. Congressman Cuellar’s amendment was included i...
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CONGRESSMAN HENRY CUELLAR VOTES TO SUPPORT IRAQ SUPPLEMENTAL
May 16, 2008
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Washington, DC- U.S Congressman Henry Cuellar voted in support of the Iraq War supplemental bill that provides funding for domestic initiatives, including an updated G.I. Bill for veterans as well as an expansion of unemployment benefits. This provision, one of three in the supplemental bill, passed...
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CONGRESSMAN HENRY CUELLAR ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL SOUTHWEST BORDER ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEYS
Apr 28, 2008
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Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar announced that funds appropriated in the recently passed 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act will be used to expand the prosecution of criminal activity along the border, providing for 64 Assistant U.S. Attorneys (AUSAs) and 35 contract support staff positions along...
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CONGRESSMAN CUELLAR ANNOUNCES COAST GUARD'S INITIATIVES TO ASSESS ROLE ON RIO GRANDE RIVER
Apr 28, 2008
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Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar held a press conference with local law enforcement officials announcing the U.S. Coast Guard’s initiative to begin assessing the border region’s need for increased Coast Guard presence on the banks of the Rio Grande River.
As a result of Cuellar’s amendment to the ...
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CONGRESSMAN CUELLAR AT THE HELM OF INCREASING COAST GUARD PRESENCE ON RIO GRANDE
Apr 24, 2008
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Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar spoke on the House floor urging support for his amendment to the Coast Guard Reauthorization (H.R.2830), which charges the U.S. Coast Guard to examine the need to increase the Coast Guard’s presence along the international waters of the Rio Grande River. Cuellar’s a...
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Rodriguez, Cuellar Bill Takes Aim at Illegal Gun Smuggling
Apr 23, 2008
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Contact: Yolanda C. Urrabazo
Press Secretary (Cuellar)
202-225-1640
Contact: Josh Rosenblum
Press Secretary (Rodriguez)
202-225-4511
Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response, Congressman...
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CONGRESSMAN HENRY CUELLAR RANKED SECOND-MOST-CENTRIST CONGRESSMAN
Mar 19, 2008
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Washington – The National Journal’s 2007 congressional vote ratings place Congressman Henry Cuellar as the second-most-centrist Congressman in the U.S. House of Representatives. Reporters and editors from the non-partisan magazine, including CNN political analyst William Schneider, based ratings on ...
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APPROPRIATIONS FUNDING OF $70,500 WILL PROVIDE WILSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WITH NEEDED FUNDS TO FIGHT DRUG TRAFFICKING
Jan 25, 2008
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Today Congressman Henry Cuellar, together with Wilson County Sheriff Joe Tackitt, announced Appropriations funding of $70,500 to purchase equipment to fight drug trafficking. The three Wilson County Constables will also benefit from this allocation with $2,000 each for equipment.
“Our law enforce...
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APPROPRIATIONS FUNDING OF $117,500 WILL PROVIDE STARR COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WITH NEEDED FUNDS TO FIGHT DRUG TRAFFICKING
Jan 24, 2008
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Today Congressman Henry Cuellar, together with Starr County Sheriff Reymundo Guerra, announced Appropriations funding for $117,500.
The funding will be used to purchase equipment to fight drug trafficking. The eight Starr County Constables will also benefit from this allocation with $2,000 each ...
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Mexican president, Texans discuss cartels
Jan 22, 2008
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Mexico is making progress in its fight against narcotics cartels but more needs to be done to quell violence along the U.S.-Mexican border, two Texas lawmakers said Tuesday.
Reps. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, and Mike McCaul, R-Austin, met with Mexican President Felipe Calderón and other Mexican off...
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