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On the recordApril 29, 2019
we should be surprised that in the state of Texas where we have done the majority on it since 2014 only $400,000 have been allocated to these local communities which is literally a drop in the bucket.
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Henry Cuellar
Democratic · Texas
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Cuellar highlights insufficient funding for local communities affected by the crisis.

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