Henry Cuellar

If you would ask me right now, I'm probably leaning more to what -- to supporting the Senate language, from what I have seen so far.

And, of course, we got the CBO today, which gave us some promising numbers as to the cost of the bill itself and how much it's going to reduce the deficit in the next 10 years, $138 billion.

Well, just this afternoon, we just got the amendments to the Senate bill.

I got the third most uninsured district in the whole state of Texas; probably number nine in the whole country.

Well, that's one of the factors. And as you know what we're doing now, since it looks like we're looking at the senate bill language, I'm looking at some legal analysis as to what this language says.

I think it's my responsibility to read the amendments. And of course, we got the CBO today which gave us some promising numbers as to the cost of the bill itself and how much it's going to reduce the deficit in the next ten year, $138…

I believe strongly in strengthening the markets, by giving agencies such as the CFTC and FDIC the proper means to identify and monitor entities that might pose a systemic risk to the economy.

I guess if I can look at the scenario, this is what the scenario is.

I wish to represent the concerns of my constituents concerning the bill H.R. 2454, the American Climate and Energy Security Act of 2009.

We are trying to say, what are your needs so we can try to work to get you the proper funding on that?

What proper staffing do you need? What would be the number of personnel you need to staff properly your ports of entry, the men and women in blue?

Again, I guess I will go back to my 30-day timeline and ask you all to do that within 30 days.

But it is not a Band-Aid approach. You really need to take a global approach to this whole thing...

Now is not the time to think short term, particularly when it comes to our homeland security.

I would like to see the strategic plan before it becomes finalized.

It is not us vs. them; that is the theme we have been using.

Let me ask you, the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, C-TPAT, my understanding is that C-TPAT, the way it has been working is that the investigations are complete.

We are really having a problem. Even our phones right on the Mexican border don't work.

I believe in 'truth in fencing,' if you want to use that.

I would ask you all to streamline the process to get that done.

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I thank the chairwoman for clarification and her legislative intent that her amendment would only allow donated contraceptives to be provided to international NGOs and that no funds, no funds in this bill, will be used to provide or…

Does your amendment do anything to alter or weaken the 15 provisions currently in the underlying bill that bans U.S. funding for abortions abroad or places restrictions on the use of family-planning funds?

And I will work with your staff in conference committee to address those technical points. I am in agreement with that. I believe my staff has been working with your staff.