Rep. Cuellar Calls for Texas National Guard Deployment to South Texas for Vaccine Distribution
Written by Post Public Information Representative, Feb 3, 2021, 0 Comments
Courtesy Charlotte Laracy,
Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) sent a letter to Governor Greg Abbott, calling for the deployment of the Texas National Guard to help border communities with the distribution and administration of COVID-19 vaccines.
“Ensuring COVID-19 vaccines are safely and quickly distributed and administered to constituents is my top priority right now,” said Congressman Cuellar. “We must deploy the Texas National Guard to our border communities for mass vaccination efforts so we can quickly save lives and help change course for this pandemic.
With this public health crisis, we need all hands on deck and wartime-like focus, which includes the manpower, technical support, and logistical capabilities of our nation’s military. As a senior member of the Defense Subcommittee on Appropriations, I am dedicated to making sure vaccines are being administered as efficiently as possible and that every South Texan receives a vaccine regardless of where they live.”
In the letter Congressman Cuellar wrote:
I now ask you to redeploy these troops to help our Texas border communities overcome the continued challenges faced in their fight against the COVID19 pandemic. The federal government will provide 100% of necessary resources for the national guard to administer the vaccine to local populations, including the many veterans who live near the South Texas border.
Various areas across the Southwest Border continue to experience delays in distribution and administration of the COVID-19 vaccine. Due to limited medical providers in the region, they require support personnel to effectively administer the vaccine to local populations. Texas National Guard troops have demonstrated that they can supplement efforts of national importance. My constituents and I now look to you supplement efforts of critical State significance, in coordination with those of the Texas Department of State Health Services. This is a serious issue and will continue to impact our State until we can have the support and enduring efforts of the Texas National Guard.
Read Congressman Cuellar’s letter to Governor Abbott here.
