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🗓️ 11 May 2022

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Rep. Henry Cuellar is a conservative Democrat who has represented the 28th Congressional District in south Texas since 2005. Backed by Democratic congressional leaders, he's fighting to keep his seat against a primary challenge from progressive Jessica Cisneros who says the congressman's immigration and social policies are out of step with what Democratic voters believe.

This episode: White House correspondent Asma Khalid, demographics and culture correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben, and voting reporter Ashley Lopez.

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0:00.0	This is Tony from San Diego and today I'm going to complete crossing the Sonoran desert from Tucson to Yuma, Arizona
0:06.0	Without ever touching a road on the famous El Camino del Leablo trail. Wow
0:10.8	This podcast was recorded at
0:13.2	109 pm Eastern time on Wednesday, May 11th things may have changed by the time you hear this
0:19.0	But I will probably be reaching civilization and my phone will explode from the amount of email and text messages from being out of contact for the last week
0:27.3	Wow enjoy the show
0:32.4	You know, it's a little wild. I'm not sure how long I could last without my phone and without contact with my phone
0:37.7	I are a listeners man like the fact that they have the presence of mind to do time stamps when they're out doing
0:43.6	Interesting adventurous things I wouldn't think of that. Congratulations
0:49.1	Yeah, it could not be me either turning off my email or walking through a desert. I won't be doing it
0:53.2	Fair fair. Well, hey there. It's the NPR politics podcast. I must much I'll let I cover the White House
0:59.4	I'm Danielle Kurtz-Layburn. I cover demographics and culture and I'm Ashley Lopez
1:03.7	I cover politics and voting
1:06.1	Okay, and Ashley we should give you a proper welcome before we actually jump into today's show
1:11.4	I'm sure longtime listeners of the pod have heard some of your
1:15.4	Reporting in the past you have done some really solid stories from NPR's member station KUT in Austin
1:21.1	But now you are officially part of our NPR politics squad. So welcome welcome. Yeah, thanks for having me and
1:28.6	You are still based in Texas. Yeah, yeah, not moving so a little different just a little different
1:34.0	I'm still gonna be here and Danielle you recently got back from a trip to Texas. Is that right?
1:38.9	I sure did yeah
1:40.6	I went all over South Texas which as it turns out Texas is a big place. I did a lot of driving
1:45.6	So both of you have been doing some reporting on this high profile Democratic primary race between congressman
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