Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) was sworn into his seventh term in the United States House of Representatives by Speaker Paul Ryan. Congressman Cuellar stands by House Speaker Paul Ryan as he takes the official oath of office as the 115th Congress formally convened on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. The Speaker of the House led today's traditional swearing-in ceremony on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. Congressman Cuellar recited the oath that every Member of Congress has s...
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In an effort to connect Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) faculty and alumni in our nation’s capital, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) and Dr. Pablo Arenaz, newly-named president of TAMIU, on Tuesday evening hosted the first-ever TAMIU Alumni Meeting in D.C. Congressman Cuellar received his Master of Business Administration in International Trade from TAMIU, formerly Laredo State University, in 1982. “This meeting gave TAMIU officials and alumni who currently reside in D.C. an opport...
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Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced today the awarding of two federal grants totaling over $1 million to Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) from the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program. Congressman Henry Cuellar presents a check for a two grants totaling over $1 million to TAMIU on Tuesday. Pictured from left to right are Dr. Pablo Arenaz, Interim President of TAMIU; Dr. Runchang Lin...
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Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) today presented a Congressional Certificate of Recognition to his third-grade teacher at Buenos Aires Elementary, (currently Don Jose Gallego Elementary), 101-year-old Ninfa Uribe Ramirez. Mrs. Uribe Ramirez was born and raised in San Ygnacio, Texas, the oldest town still standing in Zapata County, on February 4, 1915. She is a descendant of that city’s founder, Jesus Treviño. Mrs. Uribe Ramirez, who currently lives in Laredo, was an educator from 1934 to 1934...
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Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) today announced a new $6 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions (DHSI) Program to Laredo Community College (LCC). The funds will be dispersed in increments of $1.2 million each year for five years, and will be used by LCC to implement their Leadership, Excellence and Academic Preparedness in STEM (LEAPS) Project to increase the number of Hispanic and low-income students attaining degrees in scienc...
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President Obama has proclaimed Sept. 12-16 as National Hispanic-Serving Institution Week in the United States. In commemoration of National Hispanic-Serving Institution Week and National Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins Sept. 15, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) today announced that he successfully included funding and language in several House Fiscal Year 2017 Appropriations bills that encourage federal agencies to support institutions and outreach programs that benefit minority student...
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Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) and representatives from Texas A&M International University (TAMIU), the One Star Foundation, the Lamar Bruni Vergara Charitable Trust, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and Laredo First Assembly of God announced the awarding of $2.4 million in federal grants, and two matching donations totaling over $184,000 to TAMIU to provide incentives and opportunities to help university students who are migrant workers or seasonal farmworkers ov...
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Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) today visited with children at the Sacred Heart Children’s Home in Laredo, where he delivered over 500 children’s books from a wide range of genres from the Library of Congress. The books will be used for instructional and personal enrichment by the children teenagers of all ages at the home. Congressman Cuellar has delivered thousands of books to students, libraries and constituents in the 28th District of Texas since 2005. At the same time, Webb County Sheri...
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Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced that he helped secure more than $157.5 million, as well as important language in the State, Foreign Operations and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2017 which will strengthen the partnership between the U.S. and Mexico. This funding is $10.5 million above last year’s funding amount in the Omnibus bill which passed in December. In addition to this important funding, Congressman Cuellar included provisions calling on the State ...
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Who Rescued Who’ East Central student wins Congressional Art Competition Krystal Zigmond, a junior at East Central High School in San Antonio, is the winner of the 2016 Congressional Art Competition for Texas’ 28th District. Her winning entry is a pen and ink drawing, “Who Rescued Who,” which depicts her and her dog shaking hands. “[My dog] was found on the side of the road in a trash bag. We’ve had her for two years now. It’s amazing how a stray dog can come from nowhere and be the best dog eve...
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