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“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.”
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On the recordApril 29, 2019
I think we need to make sure we keep giving retentions or some sort of--I do not know if it is hardship, locality, pay compensation in the proposed language.
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Henry Cuellar
Democratic · Texas
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Cuellar advocates for ongoing financial incentives to retain Border Patrol personnel.

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