Rep. Cuellar: National Guard border deployment still needed
U.S. Rep. Cuellar: National Guard border deployment still needed
March 16, 2011 8:28 PM
Laura B. Martinez
The Brownsville Herald
BROWNSVILLE — The Texas National Guard troops stationed along the border with Mexico will leave some time in June, and the only way to keep them here is for Congress to allocate additional funding.
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, said although it is common knowledge the troops were to be deployed along the border on a temporary basis, he would be willing to ask for more funding to keep them for at least another year if he could get assistance from his Republican counterparts.
“It does cost money to keep them here, so if the new majority is willing to work with us and support getting money here, then let’s go ahead and do it,â€