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On the recordApril 10, 2013
Laredo, I think 38 percent of all the trade between the U.S. and Mexico comes through one land port there in Laredo, so I understand the importance of the work that you do.
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Henry Cuellar
Democratic · Texas
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Cuellar highlights Laredo's significance in U.S.-Mexico trade.

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