“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.”

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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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Feb 24, 2021

I know that Jim Clyburn and other folks had pushed the, what we call the 10-20-30 efforts to make sure that we address the high poverty areas.

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Feb 24, 2021

Colonias are on the U.S.-Mexico border. There are hundreds of them.

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Feb 24, 2021

I want to follow up on whether we have enough people at the border to do the testing by FDA.

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Feb 24, 2021

Is there anything in the law that prevents any President... from giving the impression that he was providing this food?

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Feb 24, 2021

I would like to see what you all are doing on that particular aspect.

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Feb 24, 2021

How do we prevent this from happening in the future?

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Feb 24, 2021

Thank you for being here, to the witnesses, and I would like to ask you some questions dealing with the border area.

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Feb 24, 2021

But what I want to talk about is, how do we help kids from third-world conditions, literally millions of them--and I am not talking about Salvador or Guatemala, but I am talking about kids in the border, U.S. border, called colonias.

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Feb 24, 2021

So what I am asking on the virtual, you know, there is telemedicine where doctors actually can look at x-rays and look at a lot of things to treat a patient.

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Feb 24, 2021

I represent a border area. Four of those counties--Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata, Webb--even La Salle, are what we call StrikeForce counties, home to border colonias.

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Feb 24, 2021

I think it was a problem with Ercot, but still now we have those electric cooperatives who are suffering.

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