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“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 4, 2011
I am a big believer that the more you can include the local and State folks to do those south-bound, you can catch more of the guns going down.
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Henry Cuellar
Democratic · Texas
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Cuellar emphasizes the importance of local involvement in border inspections.

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