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Henry Cuellar: “I'm not going to let any extreme faction define me or define…”

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

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Published July 18, 2026 | Video Starts at 07:28

Do you have a red line for where you would leave the Democratic Party? Look, I'm a Democrat and I will say this. I'm not going to let any extreme faction define me or define my party. I'm will stand up. I'll be on that hill. And I'm going to fight those extreme positions, you know, people out there, those factions. I've done it before and I will continue doing that. (07:28–07:36)

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Asserts that he will not allow extreme factions to define him or the Democratic Party.

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