“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
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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 recordJune 23, 2014
Our military bases are turning into refugee camps--I never thought I would see this in America.
Said by
Henry Cuellar
Democratic · Texas
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Cuellar expresses concern over military bases becoming refugee camps due to the influx of unaccompanied minors.

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