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On the recordJune 1, 2011
I want to thank both of my colleagues from Texas. It is a program that does work. We have sat down, we have gone to Laredo. We have seen it work in the Del Rio area. We are now working in Laredo. In fact, the last time we sat with Chief Harris we talked about how we can make this work. They do need some space, and so I certainly want to work with both of my colleagues to make sure we get more of that space, more of the beds to make sure it works. All we are doing is enforcing a 1954 law that is on the books already, nothing new except enforcing the law. I support what you are doing.
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Henry Cuellar
Democratic · Texas

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