“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordApril 16, 2012
You know, we Members of Congress voted millions of dollars in cuts that we, as Members of Congress, cut.
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Henry Cuellar
Democratic · Texas
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Cuellar discusses budget cuts affecting military and homeland security.

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