The report comes as Cuellar's runoff opponent, Jessica Cisneros, makes his anti-abortion stance a key part of her campaign. SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX SouthTexas HenryCuellar JessicaCisneros abortionrights RoeVWade TexasPolitics
on the Jezebel story. The congressman's district stretches from his hometown of Laredo to San Antonio.
Cuellar never approved Small's parental leave request, and he fired her on Oct. 16, 2018, citing poor job performance, Jezebel reports. She was 28 weeks pregnant when she lost her job.
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