“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“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.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

Political Quotes

Henry Cuellar

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Henry Roberto Cuellar is a U.S. Representative for Texas's 28th congressional district, serving since January 4, 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, Cuellar has focused on issues such as border security, economic development, and education throughout his tenure. He has been an advocate for bipartisan solutions and has worked on various initiatives to support his constituents in South Texas. Cuellar has held several key positions within the House, including serving on the Appropriations Committee. His legislative efforts often emphasize the importance of funding for local projects and addressing the needs of the border region. Cuellar's long-standing presence in Congress has made him a notable figure in Texas politics.

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Sep 18, 2022

The men and women in green, the men and women from Homeland, they need to get the support.

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Sep 18, 2022

Yes, look, after all, the migrants are human beings, and we've got to treat them like human beings.

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Sep 18, 2022

We need to make our legal system work better.

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Sep 18, 2022

If you don't enforce the repercussions...

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Sep 18, 2022

Look, first of all, we need solutions, and not theater.

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Aug 12, 2022

I would like to clarify for any of my colleagues who might be concerned that these three offshore lease sales provided through the Inflation Reduction Act are somehow being rushed through or will be conducted with insufficient…

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May 17, 2022

I just want to see where we are in the remediations and any sites that we have in San Antonio.

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Apr 5, 2022

if you look at the expedited removal, if you use Title 42, it will take from 1 to 2 hours.

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Apr 5, 2022

I passed the legislation to modernize the performance results legislation that President Clinton and Al Gore had set up in the 1990s.

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Apr 5, 2022

I think there are three stakeholders that we need to listen to, besides Congress, about the border issues: the immigration activists, number one; and number two, our men and women at the border; and number three, our border communities.

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Apr 5, 2022

I think it will be key to get the other 60 percent of the Border Patrol folks out in the field to do Homeland.

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Apr 5, 2022

The Border Patrol Sector Laredo... has 60 percent of the Border Patrol that are not in the field.

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