Washington, D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar announced today a $152,031 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for Texas A&M International University’s (TAMIU) Disadvantaged Nursing Student Scholarships (DNSS) program. The funding will allow TAMIU to provide financial assistance to up to 30 full time, economically-disadvantaged students from underrepresented racial/ethnic minority groups who

    Congressman Cuellar announces  additional $2.5 million in federal funding for runway rehabilitation, bringing Fiscal Year 2009 total to more than $19 million Washington, D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded an additional $2.5 million to the Laredo International Airport to rehabilitate runway 17R/35L. The monies are

El Cenizo’s Mayor Raul Reyes met with Congressman Cuellar  at his Washington D.C. office.  The Mayor is in town until Thursday with various official meetings on Capitol Hill. On Monday he met with the Congressman to discuss some of the city’s grant applications which are still pending.

HOUSE PASSES CUELLAR AMMENDMENT SAVING TAXPAYER DOLLARS ON ENERGY COSTS; BILL ALSO INCLUDES FUNDS FOR WEBB COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OVER $3 BILLION IN FUNDING TO COMBAT DRUG TRAFFICKING Washington, D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo) voted late Thursday to approve H.R. 2847, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010,  major federal

SUPPLEMENTAL BILL FUNDS TROOPS OVERSEAS, SUPPORTS FIGHT AGAINST MEXICAN DRUG CARTELS, PROVIDES FUNDS FOR PANDEMIC FLU RESPONSE AND INCLUDES MEASURE TO HELP AMERICANS TRADE IN OLD CARS FOR NEW Washington, D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo) today voted in support of the 2009 Supplemental Appropriations Act, major federal funding legislation worth $106 billion which supports

LOCAL POST OFFICE TO BE NAMED AFTER THOSE WHO SERVED Washington, D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo), today with the unanimous support of his House of Representatives colleagues, passed H.R. 2325, a bill to name Laredo’s Post Office at 1300 Matamoros Street in honor of Laredoan, Texan and American veterans. “Every American knows someone who

Washington, DC – Congressman Henry Cuellar today announced that school districts in Webb County stand to gain more than $396,621 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Specifically, Laredo Independent School District will receive $131,100 for the purchase of 19 steamer convection countertops, while United Independent School District will receive $265,521 to buy

Washington, DC – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today announced that local small businesses may soon be eligible for interest-free loans under a new program created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The newly launched “America’s Recovery Capital” (ARC) program allows small firms to take out loans of up to $35,000 starting today to