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Henry Cuellar: “We moved it to $100 million during the COVID because of the…”

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

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Ep. 16. U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28): Congressman on the Border

Published | Video Starts at 07:20

$30 million. I set up this food and shelter program to help the non for profits and border communities. Then We moved it to $100 million during the COVID because of the vaccines and the mask and all that. And then when New York, Chicago, Colorado and The other places started getting these people. Then also they jumped up to $800 million because they were saying, we need help with food and shelter. (07:20–07:27)

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