Henry Cuellar: I Think I Can Find ‘Common Ground’ with Tom Homan, Biden Admin. ‘Hasn’t Listened to Me’

BURMAN Thanks for being ░░░░░░░░ with us appreciate it ░░░░░░░░ m sure you saw ░░░░░░░░ lot of what Tom ░░░░░░░░ and Greg Abbott had ░░░░░░░░ say But as it ░░░░░░░░ to Tom Homan you ░░░░░░░░ told me before congressman ░░░░░░░░ you feel like you ░░░░░░░░ work with him Do ░░░░░░░░ object to anything that ░░░░░░░░ said today CUELLAR Well ░░░░░░░░ know there s a ░░░░░░░░ of things we can ░░░░░░░░ on I want to ░░░░░░░░ some of the details ░░░░░░░░ certainly look we can ░░░░░░░░ we can deport people ░░░░░░░░ Under Title VIII we ░░░░░░░░ do Stay in Mexico ░░░░░░░░ can do so many ░░░░░░░░ on policies that can ░░░░░░░░ right away In fact ░░░░░░░░ I was communicating with ░░░░░░░░ and we talked about ░░░░░░░░ together sometime when I ░░░░░░░░ back to D C ░░░░░░░░ the next week or ░░░░░░░░ BURMAN So he did ░░░░░░░░ out to you CUELLAR ░░░░░░░░ think we can find ░░░░░░░░ lot of common ground ░░░░░░░░ Did he reach out ░░░░░░░░ you CUELLAR I reached ░░░░░░░░ to him told him ░░░░░░░░ I want to sit ░░░░░░░░ with him and he ░░░░░░░░ Absolutely we re going ░░░░░░░░ sit down And he ░░░░░░░░ Next time I m ░░░░░░░░ D C which is ░░░░░░░░ week I ll see ░░░░░░░░ I can sit down ░░░░░░░░ there s a lot ░░░░░░░░ things You know I ░░░░░░░░ been doing this for ░░░░░░░░ years You know sometimes ░░░░░░░░ current administration has not ░░░░░░░░ to me Tom has ░░░░░░░░ Hold that thought because ░░░░░░░░ s where I was ░░░░░░░░ congressman And sorry to ░░░░░░░░ in but every single ░░░░░░░░ or close to every ░░░░░░░░ time I ve spoken ░░░░░░░░ you over the last ░░░░░░░░ don t know 20 ░░░░░░░░ or so I ve ░░░░░░░░ you have you spoken ░░░░░░░░ the Biden Administration because ░░░░░░░░ re a Democrat on ░░░░░░░░ border in Texas and ░░░░░░░░ much every single time ░░░░░░░░ told me no which ░░░░░░░░ found fascinating But shove ░░░░░░░░ to the side for ░░░░░░░░ second and now you ░░░░░░░░ telling me that Trump ░░░░░░░░ border czar is picking ░░░░░░░░ the phone for you ░░░░░░░░ does that tell you ░░░░░░░░ possible changes CUELLAR You ░░░░░░░░ that tells me that ░░░░░░░░ knows what needs to ░░░░░░░░ and I can give ░░░░░░░░ my experience You know ░░░░░░░░ s interesting Tom and ░░░░░░░░ are talking to each ░░░░░░░░ You know we might ░░░░░░░░ agree on everything but ░░░░░░░░ we can agree to ░░░░░░░░ quickly the criminals the ░░░░░░░░ security folks the 1 ░░░░░░░░ million final deportation people ░░░░░░░░ have a final deportation ░░░░░░░░ and are still here ░░░░░░░░ of the recent crossers ░░░░░░░░ some of the folks ░░░░░░░░ need to look at ░░░░░░░░ there s a lot ░░░░░░░░ things that I think ░░░░░░░░ can do and certainly ░░░░░░░░ has done a lot ░░░░░░░░ they can do much ░░░░░░░░ much more stopping fentanyl ░░░░░░░░ stopping people from coming ░░░░░░░░ BURMAN Congressman since the ░░░░░░░░ I ve interviewed a ░░░░░░░░ of Democrats folks like ░░░░░░░░ who are in tough ░░░░░░░░ districts and you say ░░░░░░░░ what you just said ░░░░░░░░ immigration and then Democrats ░░░░░░░░ when I interview them ░░░░░░░░ s like the election ░░░░░░░░ existed and they say ░░░░░░░░ same thing as it ░░░░░░░░ to immigration And I ░░░░░░░░ you smiling when I ░░░░░░░░ that You re smiling ░░░░░░░░ you know it s ░░░░░░░░ And you hear it ░░░░░░░░ your colleagues And so ░░░░░░░░ now you re laughing ░░░░░░░░ because you know it ░░░░░░░░ true E And so ░░░░░░░░ just wonder if yeah ░░░░░░░░ more of your Democratic ░░░░░░░░ are going to talk ░░░░░░░░ Tom Homan and listen ░░░░░░░░ you when you say ░░░░░░░░ I m talking to ░░░░░░░░ Homan you should too ░░░░░░░░ that is unfortunate Congressman ░░░░░░░░ for us freezing up ░░░░░░░░ Sorry you re back ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ you heard the question ░░░░░░░░ if if you did ░░░░░░░░ if any of your ░░░░░░░░ colleagues you think will ░░░░░░░░ to Tom Homan as ░░░░░░░░ and should they CUELLAR ░░░░░░░░ I think some of ░░░░░░░░ Democrats should talk to ░░░░░░░░ I mean I intend ░░░░░░░░ sit down with him ░░░░░░░░ soon as I get ░░░░░░░░ to D C and ░░░░░░░░ should There s a ░░░░░░░░ of things we have ░░░░░░░░ common We might disagree ░░░░░░░░ some things but I ░░░░░░░░ a lot of things ░░░░░░░░ lot of policies that ░░░░░░░░ know will work we ░░░░░░░░ to be working on ░░░░░░░░ For example you know ░░░░░░░░ told some of the ░░░░░░░░ You can agree on ░░░░░░░░ criminals right Some of ░░░░░░░░ hesitated Some of them ░░░░░░░░ and I told them ░░░░░░░░ would be a mistake ░░░░░░░░ Democrats cannot even agree ░░░░░░░░ deport criminals.”