Cuellar’s Shutdown Betrays America’s Veterans

October 17, 2025

Thousands of veterans are still waiting on benefit approvals and medical reimbursements because of Henry Cuellar’s shutdown. Veterans earned these benefits with their blood and sacrifice, but Cuellar turned his back.

“Democrat Henry Cuellar voted to shut down the government and left our veterans twisting in bureaucracy. It’s disrespectful and un-American.” — NRCC Spokesman Reilly Richardson