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Small Business Bill Passes the House, Provides Critical Funds to Support Jobs Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) supported the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act to establish a new community bank fund worth $30 billion to increase lending to small businesses looking to hire and expand their operations. “By providing this funding
Courtesy Ashley Patterson, Unprecedented legislation to Assess Federal Agencies Four Times a Year, Will Make Reports Available to Congress and the Public Washington, DC – The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed Wednesday an unprecedented government accountability bill authored by Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), who championed similar legislation in Texas. The landmark legislation requires unparalleled
Courtesy Ashley Patterson, Congressional Trade Coalition Dedicated to Advancing Pending Free Trade Agreements Washington, DC –Members of the Congressional Pro-Trade Caucus (CPTC), a bipartisan coalition dedicated to promoting trade as a tool to spur economic growth and job creation in the United States, hosted a trade policy briefing Wednesday with the Panamanian Ambassador to the
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry yesterday seized more than two tons of marijuana in a tractor trailer during a routine inspection at World Trade Bridge. The seizure occurred on Thursday, June 3 at World Trade Bridge when CBP officers processed
Courtesy Joanne Ferreira, WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today the first-year anniversary of the successful implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) at all land and sea ports of entry on June 1, 2009—designed to enhance border security and facilitate lawful cross-border travel between the United States and Canada and
Courtesy Ashley Patterson, Remotely-Piloted Aircraft Makes First Flight Over West Texas Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism, made the following statement regarding the first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight over West Texas on Tuesday, June 1, 2010, by Customs and Border Protection
Courtesy Ashley Patterson, Bills to Fund DOD and Tax Cuts Pass the House before Memorial Day Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) voted to extend over $4 billion worth of vitally important tax cuts to hard-working families and supported legislation to fund the Department of Defense though 2011, including funding to create a
(SENATOR JUDITH ZAFFIRINI enjoys reading to children and advising them about safety issues for themselves, their families and friends. Her priorities include ensuring that parents understand the importance of booster seats for children younger than 8 and shorter than four feet, nine inches) Courtesy Will Krueger, (AUSTIN) — Senator Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, reminded Texans that
Courtesy Ashley Patterson, Washington, DC – Today, Texas border Congressmen Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Charles Gonzalez (TX-20), Ruben Hinojosa (TX-15), Solomon P. Ortiz (TX-27) and Silvestre Reyes (TX-16) released the following statement in response to the White House border security plan announced today that includes over $500 million in supplemental funding to further secure the nation’s
Courtesy Ashley Patterson, Congressman Cuellar to Meet FAA Administrator Today for Update on Texas UAV Washington, DC – On Wednesday, officials from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) briefed Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) on the unmanned aircraft system expected to patrol the Texas-Mexico border by this fall. The technical briefing reviewed the operational capacities of the
