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Henry Cuellar: “The Southwest Border Commission targets federal investment…”

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

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Securing Support for Colonias and Southwest Border Communities

Published | Video Starts at 00:52

It's only. And I want to thank you for the $5.5 million. But still, I think it's something that later on we ought to look at plusing up. But The Southwest Border Commission targets federal investment for communities where economic opportunity has historically been hard to come by. A lot of those areas, whether it's California, Arizona, New Mexico or Texas, have colonials. As you know, colonials are third World conditions. No water, no sewage, sometimes no electricity. (00:52–01:03)

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Asserts that the Southwest Border Commission focuses on federal investment in economically disadvantaged communities.

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