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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.
In the long rich history of Congress, when a prior Congress passes a piece of legislation, the prudent step is to look at that legislation and agree on making the changes on what doesn't work. I think to come today and just say to repeal…
This is a bipartisan bill that updates the 1993 legislation. The original cosponsors include myself, several other Members, including Congressman Platts and Congressman McCaul. And in the Senate, Senate supporters that we have are…
I wrote my dissertation on performance-based budgets in a comparative study of 50 States. I added about 99 percent of all the performance-based budgeting in Texas right before President Bush was the Governor there. I know this legislation…
First of all I want to say I am returning back to Congress. I want to just put that on the record. So I do look forward to working with Mr. Holt and Mr. Issa and other Members. Again, as this might be the last oversight bill that we have…
First of all, I want to thank the ranking member, who will be the chairman of Government Oversight. I want to thank him and his staff, because we did work on this together. It went over to the Senate. We were trying to move it over here as…
First of all, I want to thank Government Oversight Committee Chairman Ed Towns and Ranking Member Issa. We worked on this legislation together to address a bill that I believe will be important for the Congress to strengthen its oversight…
Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, I'm pleased to present S. 3592, legislation that designates the United States Postal Service facility located at 100 Commerce Drive, Tyrone, Georgia, as the First…
Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Committee on Oversight Government Reform, I am pleased to present House Resolution 1733, a resolution recognizing Mark Twain as one of America's most famous literary icons on the 175th anniversary of his birth…
This Senate amendment is an amendment that just adds accountability to the grant dollars, and I think it is important, just as the gentleman from Georgia. And I certainly want to thank my friend from Georgia, because we understand, just as…
I certainly want to thank the chairman, Chairman Price, for the leadership in this emergency funding to be allocated to the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice for enhanced Southern border security. Now more than…
My amendment is a commonsense amendment that ensures no taxpayers dollars will be used to purchase first-class tickets for employees of agencies funded by this bill except in special circumstances as allowed under law. This is, again…
I want to thank Chairman Price for taking the leadership in making sure that we provide the funding for the border. I certainly want to thank the authorizing chairman, Mr. Bennie Thompson, and all the Members here that have worked so hard…
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