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Henry Cuellar: The more we can have away from headquarters down as the front line, a lot of us down there at the border would…

On the recordApril 10, 2013
The more we can have away from headquarters down as the front line, a lot of us down there at the border would appreciate that.
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Henry Cuellar
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Cuellar emphasizes the need for more agents at the border rather than at headquarters.

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