“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 recordMarch 30, 2011
Imagine if that would happen to Austin, or Laredo, or whatever your town--if one quarter of your businesses were shut down because of violence imagine what would happen to the economics.
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Henry Cuellar
Democratic · Texas
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Cuellar highlights the economic impact of violence in Ciudad Juarez.

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