Rep. Henry Cuellar, U.S. Representative for Texas’s 28th congressional district, recently used his social media platform to comment on the potential impacts of Republican budget decisions and highlight new federal funding initiatives.
On September 4, 2025, Rep. Cuellar posted about healthcare concerns in South Texas following recent budgetary changes: “In the aftermath of Republicans’ budget, South Texans are continuing to face threats to health care services, and the worst is still ahead.
In TX-28 alone, nearly 115,000 people are expected to pay more for insurance because of the elimination of premium tax credits. At the same”. On the same day, he directed readers to additional coverage from a national news outlet with another post: “Read more from @USATODAY. https://t.co/opxqccnZ3Y”.
Later that evening, Rep. Cuellar discussed his role in securing resources through an appropriations bill: “As part of the FY26 National Security Appropriations bill, I helped secure $1.89 billion for International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement – to combat transnational crime, strengthen our law enforcement agencies, and disrupt illicit drug networks worldwide.
This funding https://t.co/SelcihpcT9“.
Henry Cuellar has represented Texas’s 28th district for several terms and has consistently won re-election since at least 2014. In recent elections he defeated Jay Furman in 2024 with 52.8% of the vote; Cassy Garcia in 2022 with 56.65%; Sandra Whitten in 2020 with 58.3%; Arthur Thomas in 2018 with 84.4%; Zeffen Hardin in 2016 with 66.2%; and Will Alkens in 2014 with over eighty percent support.
These posts reflect ongoing debates over healthcare affordability and federal spending priorities affecting constituents in South Texas.
