Texas Democrat Says He Can Find Common Ground With Trump’s Border Czar

‘We can do so many things on policies that can work right away,’ Rep. Henry Cuellar says.

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) gives an interview in Laredo, Texas, on Oct. 9, 2019. Veronica Cardenas/Reuters

A Texas Democrat who represents a congressional district along the U.S.–Mexico border said he believes he can find “common ground” with President-elect Donald Trump’s administration.

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), who has been critical of the Biden administration’s border policies, told The Hill in an interview Tuesday that he is willing to also work with incoming border czar Tom Homan.