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STATEMENT: Congressman Cuellar on the President's Offshore Drilling Proposal
Mar 31, 2010
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Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today released the following statement after President Obama released a proposal to open vast offshore coastal regions to oil drilling. The five-year plan will allow, for the first time, oil and natural gas drilling off the East Coast of the United States and parts ...
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Chairman Cuellar on the Emergency Response and Recovery Efforts in Haiti
Jan 14, 2010
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Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness and Response, today released the following statement as the United States provides additional response and recovery relief to Haiti:
“In these first critical hours, Americans nationwide...
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Congressman Cuellar Announces More than $3 Million for South Texas Energy Programs
Dec 22, 2009
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WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Henry Cuellar today announced that the City of Laredo has received $3,024,000 in federal funds to help promote energy conservation and alternative fuel programs.
Specifically, the City will receive $2.1 million from the U.S. Department of Energy for its Energy Effici...
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Congressman Cuellar Calls for Colonias Study in Solar Energy Bill
Oct 22, 2009
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Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today voted for a sweeping solar energy technology bill which would direct the Energy Secretary to create a solar energy roadmap by conducting studies nationwide, including a study on how the sun could power undeveloped areas known as Colonias.
“These studies wi...
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Congressman Cuellar: Wilson and Guadalupe Counties Receive Drought Assistance from USDA
Sep 28, 2009
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Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today commended Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack for issuing drought assistance relief payments to two Texas counties suffering forage loss due to prolonged drought conditions. Wilson and Guadalupe county farmers are the first in the nation to receive Farm Service ...
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Congressman Cuellar, Farm Service Agency Announce Texas Drought Assistance Timeline
Sep 4, 2009
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Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and USDA Texas Farm Service Agency State Director Juan M. Garcia announced Friday in San Antonio, Texas, the timetable for Texas disaster and drought assistance applications to be submitted and processed by the Farm Service Agency. FSA made its timeline public today ...
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T Boone Pickens Calls Cuellar Energy Independence Crusader
Jul 9, 2009
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Congressman Henry Cuellar joined legendary energy expert T. Boone Pickens yesterday to discuss and promote major natural gas legislation aimed at transforming the country’s use of natural gas. The Congressman met with Pickens on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to promote the New Alternative Transporta...
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Cuellar Amends Water Bill to Study Rio Grande Pollution, Improve Colonias' Water Infrastructure
Mar 12, 2009
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The U.S. House of Representatives today voted overwhelmingly to pass the Water Quality Investment Act of 2009, major legislation that invests $18.7 billion over five years in strengthening America’s wastewater infrastructure. Included in the bill were amendments authored by Congressman Henry Cuella...
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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 ANNOUNCES PROJECT TO ERADICATE CANE ALONG RIVER AND IMPROVE BORDER SECURITY
Sep 4, 2008
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U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar joined the City of Laredo and U.S. Customs and Border Protection today to announce a comprehensive plan to remove and control Carrizo cane along the Rio Grande River near Laredo. Eradication of the cane will enhance Border Patrol efforts by improving the line of sig...
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