Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar faces a challenge from progressive Jessica Cisneros in a key area for Texas trade
Jose Gonzalez, a customs broker in Laredo who said he employs 10 people, said Trump administration tariff policy disrupted trade in the city in recent years, making business unpredictable at times. He said he likes the revised trade deal and called Cuellar “a strong supporter of our community.”
Gonzalez described himself as a political independent and said he likes some of Trump’s policies. He added that he has voted for Cuellar in the past.
In recent years, the congressman has tried to balance the at times competing interests of his conservative track record and the state’s politics. For instance, he championed a bill that aimed to fix flaws in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System in response to the Sutherland Springs shooting.
Last year, he voted to pass a bill to tighten background checks.
Still, he argues against more drastic gun safety measures, saying “we just can’t pick and choose amendments” to the Constitution. And even though he has disagreed with Pelosi on a range of issues, he sees her support as an acknowledgement that House Democrats need a variety of viewpoints in their caucus to hold a majority.
“Pelosi and these folks, they know where I stand on certain votes. … Pelosi understands the way she becomes the speaker is to have progressives, moderates from different types of districts,” he said.
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