This Longtime Dem Lawmaker Opposes Abortion Rights. Will Primary Voters Support Him?

MAY 11, 202213 MIN
The NPR Politics Podcast

This Longtime Dem Lawmaker Opposes Abortion Rights. Will Primary Voters Support Him?

MAY 11, 202213 MIN

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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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