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Mayra Flores: “The cost of living is very high and the minimum wage just…”

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

EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate

Published February 21, 2026 | Video Starts at 43:17

It doesn't. No. That's why I believe in bringing the cost down. We have to bring the cost down. For the everyday American right now, the, The cost of living is very high and the minimum wage just doesn't match. So you look at the minimum wage and you look at the cost of living, it needs to, it needs to drop. And one of the reasons why it hasn't is because of the constant overspending. (43:17–43:21)

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Mayra Flores

“Every time someone crosses illegally into the country, you have to pay the cartel.”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 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 - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 05:18-05:27
“We're leaving our children a country that is $38 trillion in debt.”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 15:47-15:52
“President Trump... put a cap on all credit cards, no more than 10% interest rates.”
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“The majority of our border patrol agents, ICE agents, are Hispanic.”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 58:41-58:45
“Most women get raped. Most children also get raped [when crossing illegally into this country].”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 1:01:51-1:01:55
“Under the Obama administration, he was a deporter in chief. He deported more people than President Trump.”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 1:02:27-1:02:34
“Unfortunately, in Mexico you don't have the opportunities that we have here in the United States.”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 03:16-03:23
“A lot of the cartel's families, their wives and children live in South Texas.”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 05:43-05:49
“It's not like the 70s, 80s anymore. You have to pay the cartel. You have to pay that quota.”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 06:21-06:27
“I had a family member not too long ago, taxi driver. He did not pay the monthly quota. He was murdered.”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 06:29-06:38
“My dad's brother was also kidnapped a couple years ago, and he was able to escape that kidnap.”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 06:43-06:50
“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 - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 06:52-06:58
“I am for immigration. We are for immigration. But legal immigration.”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 07:52-07:57
“No one benefits from illegal immigration but the terrorist organizations, the cartel.”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 08:14-08:20
“Illegal immigration is funding a terrorist organization that has the people of Mexico terrorized.”
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“My dad was an American, so we're granted citizenship. Because your father is an American citizen.”
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“We haven't gone back to pre-pandemic spending.”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 16:15-16:20
“We just need to stop sending billions of dollars abroad that we don't have.”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 16:46-16:51
“We don't have a revenue problem in this country. We have a spending problem.”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 17:11-17:15
“The reason why we lost our reelection was because of redistricting.”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 22:40-22:44
“When I served in Congress, it was one map that President Biden won by four points.”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 22:44-22:50
“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 - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 22:50-23:00
“I lost that by two points.”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 22:59-23:02
“Now the lines have been redrawn once again and we see the path to victory.”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 23:04-23:10
“For me, it's about prioritizing the economy in this area, bringing good paying jobs because our children leave South Texas for better…”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 23:22-23:33
“I want people to come invest in this area.”
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“We have the ingredients to be successful.”
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“Why can't they come here and invest and bring good $20 an hour jobs, $25 an hour of jobs, $30 an hour jobs and transform Texas District 34.”
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“We hadn't elected a Republican in over 100 years [in South Texas].”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 28:55-29:00
“The Democrat party wouldn't do anything because they thought they're always going to vote for us no matter what we do.”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 29:13-29:19
“The middle class is the one that works day and night, barely makes it, doesn't have housing, doesn't qualify for food stamps.”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 29:58-30:08
“The middle class is the one that works day and night, barely makes it, doesn't have housing, doesn't qualify for food stamps.”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 29:58-30:08
“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 creation.”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 32:23-32:35
“The Democrat Party, you know, supports, you know, children transitioning, supports men playing in women's sports, supports men going into…”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 39:40-39:52
“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 - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 41:14-41:23
“I've been hearing a lot of water [issues] in Oasis.”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 42:21-42:26
“We have to cut spending in order for the cost of living to go down.”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 43:30-43:37
“We're at the highest right now in credit card debt.”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 44:36-44:40
“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.”
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“My voting record always prioritize the needs of this area.”
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“We lost the sugar cane in South Texas because of [the water issue].”
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“Mexico not releasing the water that [they] owe us.”
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“President Trump did put pressure on Mexico and put in place tariffs.”
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“Mexico responded about three weeks ago saying that to lift the tariffs and that they would release the water that they owe us.”
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“We also don't have the infrastructure in the reservoirs here.”
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“We need to build our own reservoirs that we don't depend on Mexico.”
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“The funding for the reservoirs is at the state level, but the federal government brings the funding as well.”
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“The state of Texas needs to build more reservoirs.”
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“If the federal government can help with that in making, making sure that they have the funding to do so. Absolutely.”
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“The people of Noises County have the right to decide what's best for their county.”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 57:44-57:49
“Obama was the deporter in chief.”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 59:05-59:08
“Tom Holman, who's in charge of the deportations right now, was in charge of the deportations under the Obama administration.”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 59:07-59:14
“Deportations have always existed, but the media right now is portraying it like it's something new.”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 1:02:14-1:02:20
“Obama promised all kinds of things. So did Biden, did they do any of it? No.”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 1:02:53-1:02:53
“They allowed millions of people to cross illegally into this country.”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 1:03:00-1:03:04
“President Trump stopped the cages.”
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“Jobs, good paying jobs. 20 an hour jobs, 25 an hour jobs, 30 an hour jobs.”
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“We need to bring those corporations here, those big corporations. We need to bring more billionaires.”
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“SpaceX, you know, thousands and thousands of jobs.”
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“They've given also millions of dollars to a lot of the elementary schools there.”
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“I introduced a bill called the RGB Act.”
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“It's billions of dollars for our public schools, and it's money to secure the schools.”
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“It includes mental health. It includes resources for teachers as well, and a. Of funding for. For top security for all schools.”
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“One of my biggest priorities [is] making sure that our schools are safe before something ever happens again.”
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“I'm 100 all in for Texas District 34.”
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“We'll always put this area [Texas District 34] first.”
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