Honorable Henry Cuellar
United States Representative, Texas, Democrat
Representative Cuellar, of the Twenty-Eighth District of Texas, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2004. He serves on the Agriculture and Budget Committees. The following is excerpted from the November 13, 2006, House floor debate on H.R. 5602, extending permanent normal trade relations to Vietnam. With the Doha Round of global trade talks in limbo, the United States must continue to pursue an activebilateral trade agenda that makes real gains for America’s working families. My hometownof Laredo hasbeen transformed by trade. Since the implementation of the North American FreeTrade Agreement (NAFTA), I have watched as…
