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Cuellar Votes to Renew, Expand Bipartisan Children's Health Insurance Program
Jan 14, 2009
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Congressman Henry Cuellar today joined an overwhelming, bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2009.
Congressman Cuellar also coauthored the bill.
The legislation, which is based on two bills that Presi...
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Rep. Henry Cuellar Sworn Into 111th Congress
Jan 6, 2009
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Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (Texas 28th District) was sworn into his third two-year term in the United States Congress.
"These are tremendously challenging times for Texans," Congressman Cuellar said. "Most folks are working harder than ever, but they're finding it tougher and tougher to make...
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CONGRESSMAN HENRY CUELLAR SUPPORTS COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY LEGISLATION
Sep 16, 2008
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U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar voted today in favor of the Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act, a sweeping measure to increase American energy independence through the growth of renewable energy, increased energy efficiency, conservation of current resources, and en...
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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 PASSES AMENDMENT TO EXPAND HIGH-SPEED RAIL IN SOUTH TEXAS
Jun 10, 2008
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U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar successfully passed an amendment today to mandate a feasibility study to expand high-speed rail to South Texas. The amendment was included in H.R. 6003, The Passenger Rail Improvement Act of 2008, which invests in the safety and improvement of our nation’s passenger...
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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 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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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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APPROPRIATIONS FUNDING FOR FLORESVILLE I.S.D./ALAMO COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROVIDES SEED MONEY FOR NEW TECHNOLOGY CENTER
Jan 11, 2008
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Today Congressman Henry Cuellar, together with officials from Floresville Independent School District and Alamo Community College, announced that the Floresville Early College and Technology Center (FECTC) has moved one step closer to reality as F.I.S.D. received a $429,000 funding. The award was...
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