Rep. Cuellar Protects South Texas Landmarks From Border Fencing in Final Spending Bill
December 16, 2019
December 16, 2019
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, issued the following news release:
Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Vice Chair of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, secured language in the final spending bill prohibiting the Department of Homeland Security from using funds to construct fencing within cultural and historical landmarks, including the Eli Jackson Cemetery in San Juan, Texas.
"We cannot allow the Administration's border wall to d . . .
Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Vice Chair of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, secured language in the final spending bill prohibiting the Department of Homeland Security from using funds to construct fencing within cultural and historical landmarks, including the Eli Jackson Cemetery in San Juan, Texas.
"We cannot allow the Administration's border wall to d . . .