Monica De La Cruz: “I am here on behalf of my constituents, on behalf of the RGV Border Patrol sector, the brave men and women who serve and…”

Insurance and financial services is something near and dear to my heart, as I have spent over 20 years in this industry.

I really do feel that this is going to kind of shoot us in the leg right now as we are trying to deploy out more much needed resources, and supports to our farmers, ranchers, and producers.

Congresswoman, we have adequate capital, we are fine, we will be able to get through this period. But what we are most worried about is that because of the lack of good management in these banks, and the failure of the regulators, that we…

In Hidalgo County, we are, again, 90-percent Hispanic, and we have a large population of automobile owners who come from Mexico and do not have insurance. Thus, it is not because we are Hispanic that we pay more.