Henry Cuellar: “I rise respectfully in opposition against this amendment, but I will say this: My good friend and I share the border. We…”

“I rise respectfully in opposition against this amendment, but I will say this: My good friend and I share the border. We will continue working. I do believe in detention beds. I do believe there is a place for them. I do believe that we should best utilize the detention beds for the high-risk detainees, and I believe also that we should give ICE flexibility. I will commit to my good friend from Texas (Mr. Tony Gonzales) and to my other good friend from Ohio (Mr. Joyce) that I will work with them when we get in conference committee because this is not the final bill. I will work with them on this particular language. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.”