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Henry Cuellar: “If the Republicans go too far to the right, for example, if…”

Featuring: Henry Cuellar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 28

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Rep. Cuellar Discusses Future of the Dem Party on NewsNation

Published | Video Starts at 01:01

And the American public has a way that if somebody goes too far left like Biden did on open borders, it'll swing the other way. If the Republicans go too far to the right, for example, if you want to take Medicaid away, health care, SNAP and all that, it's going to swing the other way. The American public has a beautiful way of trying to get people back in the center. Well, the radical center we believe exists. That's why people watch News Nation. (01:01–01:11)

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Asserts that taking away Medicaid, health care, and SNAP would cause a political backlash.

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