Henry Cuellar actually said...

"But the local conditions dictate what the policy is, correct?"

"I want to know what the policy of the United States of America is when a drug dealer or a mule is caught with drugs at a checkpoint."

"What is the policy of the United States of America when it comes to somebody who is being caught with drugs at a checkpoint?"

"These law enforcement agencies understand that the way to meaningful border security is to work together to combat the cartels, smugglers, and criminal elements who seek to do us harm."