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Henry Cuellar

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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.

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Jun 16, 2010

Just to conclude, we added some specific language that says, ``Agencies shall fund the reporting requirements of this Act out of the existing budgets and authorized to make any necessary reprogramming of funds.'' So this addresses the…

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Jun 16, 2010

H.R. 2142 creates a results-oriented government; a government that works with the people in a commonsense concept that emphasizes a couple of things: One, increases government accountability while Federal agencies must identify…

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Apr 15, 2010

This particular amendment is to support government efficiency. We both believe this amendment will eliminate waste and redundancies in the programs and will improve the effectiveness and cut back wasteful spending. This amendment…

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Mar 17, 2010

Well, look, let me put it this way. Back in 2005, when I was a freshman, I -- I was the first Democrat to support CAFTA.

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Mar 17, 2010

And, of course, we got the CBO today, which gave us some promising numbers as to the cost of the bill itself and how much it's going to reduce the deficit in the next 10 years, $138 billion.

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Mar 17, 2010

I think it's my responsibility to read the amendments. And of course, we got the CBO today which gave us some promising numbers as to the cost of the bill itself and how much it's going to reduce the deficit in the next ten year, $138…

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Mar 17, 2010

Well, just this afternoon, we just got the amendments to the Senate bill.

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Mar 17, 2010

Well, that's one of the factors. And as you know what we're doing now, since it looks like we're looking at the senate bill language, I'm looking at some legal analysis as to what this language says.

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Mar 17, 2010

If you would ask me right now, I'm probably leaning more to what -- to supporting the Senate language, from what I have seen so far.

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Mar 17, 2010

I got the third most uninsured district in the whole state of Texas; probably number nine in the whole country.

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Feb 3, 2010

First of all, Mr. Chairman, I want to rise in support of this particular amendment of the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act. I certainly want to thank Mr. Lipinski for all the leadership that he has provided on this bill and the staff that…

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Jan 27, 2010

I rise with my good friend, Representative Lamar Smith, to honor The SCOOTER Store, a hometown business in our home State of Texas. They've been recognized by Fortune magazine as one of the top 100 places to work in America. Fortune…

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