Henry Cuellar: “I was able to put, working with the Republicans, put the language back again [in appropriations].”

“There was a new president came in in 2017. They took that language out. So now they're like doing everything that, you know, they want to do. So this year in the appropriations, I was able to put, working with the Republicans, put the language back again [in appropriations]. to say it's not a maybe or think about it. It says I shall prioritize the resources on criminals the way it used to be.” (17:52–17:57)

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