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Henry Cuellar: I thank the Chairman. Madam Speaker, we are sent here to Washington not to address the easy problems, but to address the…

On the recordJuly 31, 2014
I thank the Chairman. Madam Speaker, we are sent here to Washington not to address the easy problems, but to address the difficult problems that this Nation is facing. When President John F. Kennedy was faced with a very difficult crisis, he said: I am not looking for a Republican answer or for a Democratic answer. I am looking for the right answer. I think today, in a bipartisan way, we need to look for that right answer. I urge ``yes'' on this supplemental appropriation bill.
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Henry Cuellar
Democratic · Texas
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Jul 31, 2014

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