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Henry Roberto Cuellar is a U.S. Representative for Texas's 28th congressional district, serving since January 4, 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, Cuellar has focused on issues such as border security, economic development, and education throughout his tenure. He has been an advocate for bipartisan solutions and has worked on various initiatives to support his constituents in South Texas. Cuellar has held several key positions within the House, including serving on the Appropriations Committee. His legislative efforts often emphasize the importance of funding for local projects and addressing the needs of the border region. Cuellar's long-standing presence in Congress has made him a notable figure in Texas politics.
I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Neal) and his staff for helping to put this together. I appreciate it. I also want to thank the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Boustany) and his staff for putting this bill on a very fast-moving…
I want to say, first of all, that I rise in support of H.R. 5591, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service in Zapata as the Zapata Veterans Post Office. I would like to thank Chairman Chaffetz and Ranking Member…
This July marks the 100-year anniversary of the Farm Credit System, and I rise today to commend the cooperative owners and employees for their continuing service and support in meeting the financial needs of rural communities and…
I do support Mr. Poe's amendment. With all due respect to my good friend, we do want to secure the border. We just want to do it in the right way. While some people are talking about securing the border with a wall-- a 14th century…
I thank my friend for yielding. Mr. Speaker, first of all, I want to thank Chairman Ed Royce for his leadership and for the help of his staff on this particular bill. Also, I thank my friend, the ranking member, Mr. Eliot Engel, and his…
I am not recorded on any votes as I was delayed in traveling back to Washington, DC. If I had been present, I would have voted: ``Yea,'' on rollcall 164, passage of H.R. 4820--Combating Terrorist Recruitment Act of 2016. ``Yea,'' on…
I am a big believer--again, I am on the border. I am one of those Democrats who believes in law and order and the border even though immigration reform is extremely important to me.
we support immigration reform. But we do want to have order and not have chaos at the border.
the more we extend our security out, instead of playing defense on the 1-yard line, but extend it to the 20-yard line, the better it is.
I think Roberta Jacobson should be the ambassador and it is unfair that she has been delayed for something that has nothing to do with Mexico.
People are trying to escape the drug cartels and the violence, and some of the most violent places in the world are in Central America.
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