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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.

Feb 24, 2021

I am looking at your testimony. And, without going into details, I would ask you... recommendations that we can follow up to help you enforce this improper payments...

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Feb 24, 2021

How do we prevent this from happening in the future?

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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

I would rather have inspectors there. I would rather not have any problems with any visas.

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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

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 don't think we can dip ourselves out of that problem.

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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

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

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

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