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| + | Cuellar was re-elected in 2020, defeating Republican opponent Sandra Whitten by nearly twenty percentage points in the traditionally safe blue district.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-texas-house-district-28.html Texas Election Results: 28th Congressional District]. ''The New York Times''. Archived version available [https://archive.is/Fwcba here]. Retrieved September 26, 2021.</ref> In the concurrent presidential race, [[Joe Biden]] only edged out a 4-point victory in the same congressional district as [[Donald Trump]] made significant inroads in appealing to Texas Latino voters.<ref>Wassermann, David; Flinn, Ally (April 15, 2021). [https://cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/pvi/introducing-2021-cook-political-report-partisan-voter-index Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index]. ''The Cook Political Report''. Retrieved September 26, 2021.</ref> | ||
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In late September 2021, Cuellar was the only House Democrat to vote against a [[pro-abortion]] bill that seeks to override the [[Texas Heartbeat Act]].<ref>Irvine, Bethany; Livingston, Abby (September 24, 2021). [https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/24/congress-reproductive-rights-texas-abortion-law/ U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas is lone Democrat to vote against federal bill protecting abortion rights]. ''The Texas Tribune''. Retrieved September 26, 2021.</ref> | In late September 2021, Cuellar was the only House Democrat to vote against a [[pro-abortion]] bill that seeks to override the [[Texas Heartbeat Act]].<ref>Irvine, Bethany; Livingston, Abby (September 24, 2021). [https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/24/congress-reproductive-rights-texas-abortion-law/ U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas is lone Democrat to vote against federal bill protecting abortion rights]. ''The Texas Tribune''. Retrieved September 26, 2021.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 13:42, September 26, 2021
Enrique Roberto Cuellar (born September 19, 1955), known as Henry Cuellar (pron. KWAY AR), is the Democratic party representative for Texas 28th congressional district. A cultural conservative on some issues, Cuellar has described himself as being:[1]
| “ | ...centrist, basically, I vote my district. | ” |
U.S. House of Representatives
Cuellar was re-elected in 2020, defeating Republican opponent Sandra Whitten by nearly twenty percentage points in the traditionally safe blue district.[2] In the concurrent presidential race, Joe Biden only edged out a 4-point victory in the same congressional district as Donald Trump made significant inroads in appealing to Texas Latino voters.[3]
In late September 2021, Cuellar was the only House Democrat to vote against a pro-abortion bill that seeks to override the Texas Heartbeat Act.[4]
Biden border crisis
- See also: Biden border crisis
After White House chief propagandist Jen Psaki denied a border crisis existed,[5] the Biden junta put Kamala Harris in charge of managing the catastrophe.[6] Harris previously compared Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to the Ku Klux Klan.[7] Harris refused to visit the border for six months and laughed at the unfolding human tragedy.[8]
When Harris visited Guatemala and Mexico, she said that if you want to fix a problem, you have to go to where the problem is and listen to the people. “I almost believe that if you want to fix a problem, you have to go where the problem exists,” Harris declares. “If you want to address the needs of a people, you must meet those people. You must spend time with those people. Because the only way to fix the problem, is to understand the problem.”
Cuellar had been calling for months for the Biden junta to listen to the people in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, to him, and to law enforcement that is overwhelmed called Harris' visit to El Paso in the Upper Rio Rio Grande Valley a “politically safe” trip, a “check the box” kind of trip. Harris never consulted with Cuellar, Texas governor Greg Abbott, or other local people.[9]
References
- ↑ Soellner, Mica (August 13, 2021). ‘I vote my district’: Blue Dog Democrat Henry Cuellar doesn’t cave to liberal pressure. Washington Times. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- ↑ Texas Election Results: 28th Congressional District. The New York Times. Archived version available here. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- ↑ Wassermann, David; Flinn, Ally (April 15, 2021). Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index. The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- ↑ Irvine, Bethany; Livingston, Abby (September 24, 2021). U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas is lone Democrat to vote against federal bill protecting abortion rights. The Texas Tribune. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- ↑ https://nypost.com/2021/03/09/wh-refuses-to-call-mexico-border-rush-child-detainment-a-crisis/
- ↑ https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2021/03/24/biden-just-named-a-new-person-in-charge-of-the-border-youll-know-her-by-the-sound-of-her-cackle-n349562
- ↑ https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/kamala-harris-tapped-to-fix-the-border-despite-attacking-immigration/
- ↑ https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/03/23/kamala-harris-bursts-out-awkward-laugh-when-asked-about-visiting-the-border-not-today-1048624/
- ↑ https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2021/06/24/border-dem-busts-the-real-reason-kamala-is-going-to-el-paso-border-area-n401824