Henry Cuellar for Congress | Proven Leadership for Texas

Congressman Cuellar contributes a perspective on higher education to the Huffington Post: "As individuals, as a community and as a country -- we can all agree that keeping Americans equipped with knowledge and skills is of the highest importance. But, today, what once was a path to prosperity is leading us to second place -- or actually 18th place internationally, according to a recent study on secondary education by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)."

Press Release: The congressional office of Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) will host an informational session for high school seniors and juniors interested in attending one of the United States’ prestigious service academies, such as the Naval Academy, West Point or the Air Force Academy. The session will include information about all of the academies and the nomination process for Congressman Cuellar’s office.

KGNS Reports from Laredo: More than half a billion dollars could soon be headed to the U.S./Mexico border. "This will help us fight the border violence that we've seen,” said Congressman Henry Cuellar. As the drug war continues across the border, officials on this side are working around the clock to help secure the U.S./Mexico border.

Calling the funding critical to efforts to combat drug and human smuggling along the Southwest border, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar and six other border congressmen pushed for the stand-alone bill that passed late Wednesday without a roll-call vote. Cuellar, D-Laredo, said border states are at a “critical juncture” as they wait to see whether the Senate will approve the measure before it breaks for a six-week recess.

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) helped pass emergency legislation to assist millions of Americans and thousands of Texans with financial assistance during these tough economic times. The Unemployment Compensation Act will help 2.5 million American families with unemployment benefits through November 30, 2010 and will retroactively restore benefits to families who have been waiting for the extension since late May.

U.S. Representatives Henry Cuellar, Betsy Markey and Ben Ray Lujan sent a letter to Administrator Lisa Jackson urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to consider grain sorghum as an advanced biofuel under the supplemental rule of the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) outlined in the 2008 Farm Bill.

A local constituent writes to the Laredo Morning Times advocating voters to support Congressman Cuellar this November at the polls, "Henry has remained in office because we need him to continue representing us in Washington. You could not find a more centrist, middle of the road type of guy, among Democrats or Republicans alike. Henry is fair, he’s reasonable, and he’s driven. As a veteran and county retiree, I believe we need to keep Henry Cuellar representing us in South Texas to insure an improved future for us and our children."

An unmanned aerial vehicle will patrol the state’s 1,200-mile border with Mexico and its coastal areas beginning Sept. 1, members of the state’s congressional delegation announced Wednesday. The Federal Aviation Administration cleared the surveillance aircraft to combat drug cartels and human trafficking in Texas after determining the remotely operated aircraft posed no significant safety concerns to heavy air traffic in the state, said U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo.

The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed an unprecedented government accountability bill authored by Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), who championed similar legislation in Texas. The landmark legislation requires unparalleled public reporting from federal agencies four times a year and would make these performance reports available to the public and to Congress. The bipartisan legislation aims to reduce government waste by shining light on how government agencies perform.

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and Congressman Todd Platts (R-PA) join together to pen a bipartisan op-ed on Congressman Cuellar's Government Efficiency, Effectiveness and Performance Improvement Act of 2010. This bill was subsequently passed unanimously by the House in June 2010 and would bring unprecedented new reporting rules to all federal agencies.