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On the recordOctober 13, 2011
I just feel that if you are going to attack the border and call it a National--say that it is doing business in a war zone, I was just asking what was your information.
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Henry Cuellar
Democratic · Texas
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Cuellar questions the characterization of the border situation as a war zone.

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