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Mayra Flores: “They're not getting paid. They will be reimbursed, but in…”

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

FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary

Published October 28, 2025 | Video Starts at 49:09

So does that, does that include our postal office, our U. S. Post office? So you see all these people, they're working, but they're just not getting paid. They're not getting paid. They're not getting paid. They will be reimbursed, but in the meantime, bills still got to get paid. Yeah, but some people, people can't help me. How long could that go for? I mean, you're working for free and you're not getting paid. People have to put food on the table. (49:09–49:16)

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“I was the first Mexican born congresswoman ever elected in history in both the Democrat and Republic party.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 01:24-01:31
“Over 10 million [people entered the U.S.].”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 08:42-08:45
“Barack Obama built the wall prior to President Trump.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 10:39-10:44
“2% of our farmers feed America.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 24:52-24:55
“We're leading by 33 points in this primary.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 02:12-02:16
“We have knocked over 300,000 doors.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 03:15-03:19
“I won a special election back in June of 2022.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 07:30-07:35
“Redistricting wasn't on our favor. It made it three times harder for us to keep our seat.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 07:43-07:50
“In 2024. Then redistricting happened again, but this time it's on our favor.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 08:01-08:07
“The new lines actually have more Hispanic majority districts.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 08:18-08:23
“Our Border Patrol agents, our ICE agents, are just enforcing the laws that Congress put in place.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 09:32-09:37
“Thousands of people crossing legally into this country every single day.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 09:55-10:00
“When you cross illegally into this country, that is funding a terrorist organization, that is funding the Mexican cartel.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 09:59-10:14
“Vicente Gonzalez has voted over and over against border security.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 12:12-12:17
“He just introduced legislation that our ICE agents should not cover their identity.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 12:17-12:25
“He did work for the Biden administration doj.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 15:03-15:08
“Quino Flores was a Democrat representative in South Texas that was convicted for corruption.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 15:41-15:49
“The Biden's DOJ was a disgrace. They were not enforcing the laws.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 17:35-17:41
“We lost a young little girl in Houston that was raped, brutally killed by three gang members that were allowed to stay in this country that…”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 17:45-18:04
“That's the Biden's DOJ, Right? Releasing criminals into our communities that killed children, women throughout the country.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 18:03-18:16
“I've been endorsed by President Trump multiple times, but I'm the only one in this race that actually helped President Trump get back in…”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 20:31-20:39
“It's a complete lie. Why would President Trump endorse a Biden's doj?”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 20:46-20:53
“Mexico owes the United States lots of water.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 24:08-24:12
“We shouldn't pay our farmers and ranchers not to farm.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 24:59-25:03
“It's still Hispanic majority District though.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 27:35-27:38
“They removed Hidalgo county, so they couldn't add oasis into Texas 34.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 28:00-28:07
“We also wanted Congressman Michael Claude's district to be Hispanic majority.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 28:12-28:19
“They were suing the map in 22 because they wanted what we just did to happen.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 29:09-29:15
“Now they got more Hispanic majority districts.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 29:23-29:27
“I won early voting and election day, but I lost by two points because of the mail in ballots.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 31:35-31:42
“Redistricting helps us tremendously because we know how to win elections.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 32:36-32:40
“He votes 99% of the time with Nancy Pelosi.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 33:02-33:07
“He's voted against border security.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 33:21-33:24
“He put in place legislation where ICE agents are not allowed to use masks.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 33:32-33:39
“He voted in favor to send billions of dollars abroad.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 33:50-33:54
“He voted in favor of men going into women's restroom.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 34:18-34:23
“He voted in favor of boys to be able to play in women's sports.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 34:29-34:34
“He also voted in favor of children being able to transition and take puberty blockers.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 34:34-34:43
“I don't think me wanting border security should be political.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 36:04-36:11
“I don't think that men not being able to go into women's sports.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 36:17-36:22
“Soros actually invested a lot of money as well in the Democrat Party in South Texas.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 37:19-37:25
“He wants the Democrat Party to take full control the far left.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 37:32-37:37
“Nancy Pelosi has his daughter working for her.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 39:56-40:00
“She's knocked over 2,30,000 doors.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 40:33-40:37
“I'm running to put in place policies that are going to secure the border.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 42:08-42:13
“The House did pass a clean CR to the Senate.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 46:52-46:57
“In order for it to pass in the Senate, we need the 60 votes.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 46:57-47:02
“Democrats are taking advantage of that.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 47:04-47:07
“They're wanting and demanding for those with that do not have status for illegals to be able to have free health care.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 47:07-47:18
“Americans do not have free health care.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 47:17-47:20
“Republicans are not going to give those that do not have status in this country free health.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 47:40-47:53
“Most Americans right now are living paycheck to paycheck.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 48:02-48:06
“Our border patrol agents that are out there working are not getting paid.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 48:28-48:32
“Our military, thanks to President Trump, who put in place some funding for them not to miss a paycheck.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 48:32-48:42
“Democrats are actually trying to stop President Trump from paying our military.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 48:41-48:55
“Our customs, our ICE agents are not getting paid.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 48:51-48:55
“We need to take control away from the federal government and give the control back to the states.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 50:51-51:00
“A lot of people cross the border to get a lot of these medications. You know, they'll buy a medication in puerto vereso for $5. Yet here in…”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 51:22-51:34
“We are the strongest, greatest country in the world and yet we're the sickest.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 51:42-51:48
“A lot of these ingredients are not safe in other countries, but yet they're putting it in our food in this country.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 51:54-52:03
“We need to focus on finding a cure for cancer and you know, and not focus on medication, long term medication.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 52:05-52:18
“We also do not have doctors. There's not enough incentives to bring doctors into our area.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 53:31-53:37
“Make healthcare affordable. Not free, because nothing is free.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 53:43-53:47
“Give the control back to the doctors, back to the patients, back to the state and not the federal government.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 53:51-53:59
“If these countries charges a tariff, right. Why shouldn't we be charging them a tariff?”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 55:10-55:16
“The Biden administration was a complete disaster. I mean, we're. We're not recuperating yet.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 55:53-56:02
“I'm the only one that [President Trump] endorsed multiple times.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 57:47-57:55
“I'm the only one that traveled with [President Trump] to swing states.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 57:54-57:58
“I'm the only one that spoke at [President Trump's] rallies.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 57:57-58:00
“I'm the only one that spoke at [President Trump's] private fundraisers.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 57:57-57:57
“We just brought [my grandmother] here to the United States. She was living in Mexico, who suffers Alzheimer's.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 1:02:21-1:02:28
“I'm taking full control of my social media.”
FULL INTERVIEW: Mayra Flores On Borders, Scandals, & Congressional TX-34 GOP Primary | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 1:04:15-1:04:18