South Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar breaks with party, votes against marijuana reform, defends Title 42

The moves provide ammunition to his runoff rival, progressive Jessica Cisneros. SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX Laredo SouthTexas Texas marijuananews CannabisNews Title42

. Only one other Dem — U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas of New Hampshire — gave it a thumbs down.

after the vote."Meanwhile, Rep. Cuellar sees criminalization as a way to line the pockets of his private prison donors."sent by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas The Trump White House used the pandemic to justify the controversial measure, called Title 42, which has been decried by civil rights groups and many Democrats as cruel and unnecessary.tweeted about the letter

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