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Economic Report Shows U.S. Economy Back On Track
Apr 30, 2010
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Washington, DC – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today released the following statement in response to a Commerce Department report released Friday that shows the U.S. economy grew swiftly in the first quarter of 2010, calling it a good sign as the nation continues on a path of economic recovery. ...
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Jobs Bill Passes, Delivers Tax Cuts to Small Businesses
Mar 4, 2010
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Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today helped pass a jobs package in the House that includes $13 billion worth of tax breaks for businesses to hire unemployed workers, plus a payroll tax holiday and increased tax write-offs for the nation’s small businesses. The package aims to help stabilize Ameri...
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PAYGOing Our Way Out of Debt
Feb 8, 2010
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Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today released the following op-ed to local media on the state of the nation's deficit and how restoring spending rules in Congress can immediately reduce federal spending:
PAYGOing Our Way Out of Debt
By Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
When you’ve dug ...
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Paygo Passes House to Steer Budget Back on Track
Feb 4, 2010
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Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today helped pass statutory Pay-As-You-Go legislation to reestablish spending rules for Congress to rein-in federal spending, draw down the nation’s debt and restore the fiscal discipline of the 1990s when deficits were turned into record-setting surpluses. PAYGO ru...
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Cuellar Helps House Pass Haiti Relief Tax Credit
Jan 22, 2010
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Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) this week helped pass H.R. 4462, legislation that would allow individuals who make charitable contributions to victims of the Haiti earthquake to claim an itemized deduction on their 2009 tax return this April. The bipartisan legislation passed the House of Represen...
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Congressman Cuellar Votes to Extend $31 Billion Worth of Tax Deductions to Provide Relief for Americans
Dec 9, 2009
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Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today voted for the Tax Extenders Act of 2009, a bi-partisan bill to extend $31 billion worth of federal income tax deductions scheduled to expire at the end of this year. The tax breaks would provide relief for millions of Americans by extending deductions for risi...
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Cuellar Votes for Tax Cut to Benefit Families, Farmers and Small Businesses
Dec 3, 2009
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Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today voted for H.R. 4154, the Permanent Estate Tax Relief Act, tax cutting legislation to provide relief to American families, farmers and small businesses by extending current estate tax exemptions for inheritances that would otherwise face tax hikes in 2011.
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Cuellar: Jobs Bill Will Put 269,000 Texans to Work and Help Texas Families Make Ends Meet
Feb 13, 2009
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Congressman Henry Cuellar today voted in support of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which will put 269,000 Texans to work and deliver tens of billions of dollars in tax cuts and infrastructure investments to jumpstart the Texas economy.
The legislation has been endorsed as a cri...
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Cuellar, Blue Dogs Meet with President Obama
Feb 11, 2009
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Yesterday, Congressman Henry Cuellar and other members of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition met with President Obama at the White House to discuss the need for long-term fiscal reform, including balancing the budget and bringing much-needed accountability to the federal government. Blue ...
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Cuellar: "A Once-in-a-Lifetime Crisis Demands a Once-in-a-Lifetime Response"
Jan 28, 2009
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Congressman Henry Cuellar today voted in support of H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which will create millions of jobs and jumpstart the economic recovery.
Congressman Cuellar released the following statement on the vote:
“We’re facing a once-in-a-lifetime crisis tha...
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