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.
Oct 13, 2011
Austin is not the border. Because I think the focus from everybody is the border.
Oct 3, 2011
If we cannot reach basic agreement with the Government of Mexico, our efforts probably will not succeed.
Oct 3, 2011
Would you agree that the current relationship between the U.S. and Mexico is at its strongest and most positive point that it has ever been in the last 175 years?
Oct 3, 2011
Faced with this reality, ICE has made a reasonable decision to prioritize its resources to remove undocumented aliens who pose a threat to National security, public safety, or our immigration system first and foremost.
Sep 12, 2011
I think that is something that we need to play a little bit more hardball with those countries that are taking their time and costing us a lot of money.
Jun 21, 2011
I want to thank the gentleman from Texas, my good friend and colleague, Mr. Lloyd Doggett, for his dedication, his passion, and his commitment to the veterans. For many years, he has been supporting the veterans, and has worked very hard…
Jun 13, 2011
I would ask you to see if you can encourage our Mexican friends to also do a little bit more on the Rio Grande.
Jun 13, 2011
I would ask you to go ahead and just take a look at that language which we provided your Congressional affairs folks' office.
Jun 13, 2011
I am particularly interested in the Coast Guard's work on three matters related to that region of the country.
Jun 13, 2011
I find it unacceptable that major Coast Guard law enforcement cutters have an average age of more than 40 years.
Jun 13, 2011
The results are just more presence on the international waters called the Rio Grande.
Jun 1, 2011
I want to thank the chairman and, of course, our ranking member, Mr. Price, for all the work that they have done for border security. This is an amendment similar to Mr. McCaul's. It adds $32 million to the CBP Air/Marine Interdiction…
Jun 1, 2011
I want to thank my good friend from Texas. I also want to thank the chairman and the ranking member for everything they have done for border security. We really appreciate it. We just feel that we ought to put a little bit of money to have…
Jun 1, 2011
I want to thank both of my colleagues from Texas. It is a program that does work. We have sat down, we have gone to Laredo. We have seen it work in the Del Rio area. We are now working in Laredo. In fact, the last time we sat with Chief…
May 10, 2011
I support what we are doing with Plan Merida as part of what Homeland, the Department of Justice are doing.
May 10, 2011
We have got to be careful that we do not use that to say this happened on the U.S. side.
May 10, 2011
The only thing I ask, that we do not confuse what happens in Mexico and what is happening in the United States.
May 2, 2011
I want to know what the policy of the United States of America is when a drug dealer or a mule is caught with drugs at a checkpoint.
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