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Henry Cuellar: “The cartels, they got the money. They don't have to go…”

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

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Rep. Cuellar Questions Sec. Hegseth During House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee Budget Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 02:18

And what lessons are we learning from what's happening? You know, the procurement of bureaucrats without due respect. It takes a long time to get our systems over, though. The cartels, they got the money. They don't have to go through a procurement system. They'll just buy the drones and they're out manning us on the Mexican side along the border. So thank you. And if you can address that, or the chairman also. (02:18–02:23)

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Asserts that cartels have financial resources that allow them to bypass procurement systems.

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