“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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Mar 5, 2019

Right. And as you know, Border Patrol is short I think about 2,200 personnel.

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Feb 26, 2019

I'm a big supporter of what I call NAFTA 2.0.

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Feb 26, 2019

They move 750 CBP officers from doing port inspections to what I call changing diapers.

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Feb 26, 2019

Mr. Chairman, thank you, And to the ranking member also.

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Feb 26, 2019

There's been a lack of some of your folks down there.

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Feb 26, 2019

I would ask you to look at that, and if it hasn't been signed, I would ask you to do that.

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Feb 26, 2019

So I certainly want to say thank you for your effort to make sure.

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Feb 26, 2019

They've been slowed down or not enough people to process in a timely fashion?

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Feb 26, 2019

If you want to talk about economic impact to our agriculture folks, that would have an extremely negative impact.

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Feb 26, 2019

If you want to see a crisis at the border, it's when you stop avocados from coming in.

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Feb 14, 2019

I certainly thank Chairwoman Lowey for her leadership and the staff on both the Republican side and the Democratic side for working so hard. Mr. Speaker, I thank Speaker Pelosi, Chairwoman Roybal-Allard, Ranking Member Kay Granger, and, of…

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Feb 12, 2019

Putting concertina wire on some of our international bridges... is a little insulting to us.

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