“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.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

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On the recordOctober 3, 2011
Would you agree that the current relationship between the U.S. and Mexico is at its strongest and most positive point that it has ever been in the last 175 years?
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Henry Cuellar
Democratic · Texas
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Editor's note · Context

Cuellar emphasizes the strength of U.S.-Mexico relations over 175 years.

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