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Mayra Flores: “My opponent said, oh, I'm going to donate my salary.”

Featuring: Mayra Flores, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. House Texas, District 34

EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34

Published February 3, 2026 | Video Starts at 36:59

We've been brainwashed into thinking that only lawyers and certain people can be in, people that have so much amount of money and stuff like that. Right. And for example, My opponent said, oh, I'm going to donate my salary. If you vote for me, I'm going to donate my salary. Well, see, he comes from a privileged position. Right there. Right there. I'm like, wow, yeah. Already know you already. (36:59–37:03)

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Mayra Flores

“Every time someone crosses illegally into the country, you have to pay the cartel.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 05:04-05:09
“Mexico has the most rapes for women, killings for women. It's not a safe country for women.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 05:17-05:27
“We're leaving our children a country that is $38 trillion in debt.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 15:46-15:51
“President Trump did put a cap that credit cards cannot charge you no more than 10%.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 44:44-44:59
“The majority of our Border Patrol agents, ICE agents, are Hispanic.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 58:38-58:42
“When you cross illegally into this country, you're putting yourself in your children's lives at risk. Most women get raped. Most children…”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 1:01:42-1:01:51
“Under the Obama administration, he was a deporter in chief. He deported more people than President Trump.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 1:02:23-1:02:30
“Mexico [is] not releasing the water that they owe us.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 03:17-53:16
“A lot of the cartels families, their wives and children live in South Texas.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 05:43-05:49
“It's not like the 70s ADC anymore. You have to pay the cartel. You have to pay that quota.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 06:21-06:27
“My dad's brother kidnapped a couple years ago and he was able to escape that kidnap.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 06:42-06:50
“My dad was brutally beaten by the cartel as well a couple years ago because he didn't want to give up his truck.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 06:52-06:58
“Those who advocate for illegal immigration, they're some way or another benefiting from it.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 08:05-08:12
“No one benefits from illegal immigration but the terrorist organizations, the cartel.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 08:14-08:20
“Illegal immigration is funding a terrorist organization that has the people of Mexico terrorized.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 08:23-08:29
“We run on cutting spending, and then we get into... office and don't cut spending.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 16:08-16:15
“We haven't gone back to pre-pandemic spending.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 16:14-16:19
“We just need to stop sending billions of dollars abroad that we don't have.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 16:45-16:50
“We don't have a revenue problem in this country. We have a spending problem.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 17:10-17:14
“Our government is not living within their own means. Like, they're still borrowing and printing every single day.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 17:31-17:39
“The reason why we lost our reelection was because of redistricting.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 22:38-22:43
“When I served in Congress, it was one map that President Biden won by four points.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 22:42-22:49
“Then they redrew the lines in 22 and they made the district a district where President Biden had won by 17 points.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 22:48-22:59
“I lost that by two points.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 22:58-23:01
“Now the lines have been redrawn once again and we see the path to victory.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 23:03-23:09
“Our children leave South Texas for better opportunities.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 23:28-23:32
“They leave Nueces county for better opportunities.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 23:31-23:34
“I want to promote, I want to show off our district.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 23:48-23:52
“I want people to come invest in this area.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 23:51-23:54
“We have the ingredients to be successful.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 23:53-23:56
“I've seen a lot of hate being instilled in us and telling us that you have to hate that person because of their political [affiliation].”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 32:21-32:32
“We need funding into [South Texas].”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 35:28-35:30
“We need you to come and invest here [in South Texas].”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 35:30-35:32
“Cameron county, we only lost it by two. By 200. By 200 votes.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 40:36-40:41
“Senator Ted Cruz lost Cameron county by thousands.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 40:40-40:45
“Governor Abbott lost Cameron county by thousands.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 40:45-40:48
“I lost in mail in ballots. I won all early voting and election Day.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 40:58-41:03
“Fraud exists and that's why it's important for us to, you know, make sure that we secure elections and require voter id.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 41:12-41:20
“The maps changed.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 41:52-41:54
“The cost of living is very high and the minimum wage just doesn't match.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 43:14-43:19
“We have to cut spending in order for the cost of living to go down.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 43:28-43:34
“The cost of living will continue to increase if we continue to increase our funding.”
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“We're at the highest right now in credit card debt.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 44:34-44:37
“In just seven months, I brought over $200 million into this area.”
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“We closed the highest casework in seven months. We were number one in casework in, in the state.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 48:24-48:32
“My voting record always prioritize[s] the needs of this area.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 49:39-49:39
“We lost the sugar cane in South Texas because of [the water issue].”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 53:05-53:09
“President Trump did put pressure on Mexico and put in place tariffs and Mexico responded about three weeks ago saying that to lift the…”
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“We also don't have the infrastructure and the reservoirs here.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 53:34-53:38
“Mexico has reservoirs all over and that's at the state level.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 53:38-53:42
“We need to make sure we can bring in the funding, but we need to build our own reservoirs that we don't depend on Mexico.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 53:42-53:49
“Mexico is now saying that they're going to release the water.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 53:49-53:52
“The funding for the reservoirs is at the state level, but the federal government brings the funding as well.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 54:39-54:47
“The state of Texas needs to build more reservoirs.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 54:54-54:58
“The local elected officials need to make sure that they make the state aware of the situation in making sure that the water is released as…”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 56:03-56:21
“The people should be getting the water first.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 56:25-56:28
“The people of Noises county have the right to decide whether the state likes it or not.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 57:35-57:41
“Obama was the deporter in chief.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 59:01-59:04
“Tom Holman, who's in charge of the deportations right now, was in charge of the deportations under the Obama administration.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 59:03-59:11
“They allowed millions of people to cross illegally into this country. Gave those people status.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 1:02:56-1:03:02
“President Trump stopped the cages.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 1:03:43-1:03:45
“Most Mexicans are actually working.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 1:04:15-1:04:17
“Jobs, good paying jobs. 20 an hour jobs, 25 an hour jobs, 30 an hour jobs.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 1:04:29-1:04:36
“We need to bring those corporations here, those big corporations. We need to bring more billionaires.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 1:04:37-1:04:43
“Like, like Amazon.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 1:04:43-1:04:46
“SpaceX, you know, has thousands and thousands of jobs.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 1:06:28-1:06:33
“They've given also millions of dollars to a lot of the elementary schools there.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 1:07:07-1:07:12
“I introduced a bill called the RGB act.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 1:08:08-1:08:11
“This is a bill that has bipartisan support.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 1:08:25-1:08:28
“It's billions of dollars for our public schools, and it's money to secure the schools.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 1:08:28-1:08:35
“It includes mental health. It includes resources for teachers as well, and a lot of funding for top security for all schools.”
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“One of my biggest priorities, making sure that our schools are safe before something ever happens again.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 1:10:10-1:10:17
“I'm 100% all in for Texas District 34.”
EP104: Mayra Flores, Candidate for Congress in TX-34 | Uploaded February 3, 2026 | 1:14:34-1:14:38
“We'll always put this area first.”
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