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Henry Cuellar: “The people who live along the Chacon Creek have been very…”

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

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Advancing Flood Protection for Laredo Families Along Chacon Creek

Published | Video Starts at 01:38

This language strongly encourages the corp to prioritize this project, allow it to proceed to pre engineering design as per the original Section 203 study recommended and making sure that we move forward. The people who live along the Chacon Creek have been very patient. 22 years dealing with the Army Corps bureaucracy. And I think it's time that we move forward. I think we got the right language and I think the Army Corps will now move after 22 years. (01:38–01:47)

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