Days after FBI brokers descended on his Laredo, Texas, residence, U.S. Consultant Henry Cuellar launched a brand new marketing campaign advert on Friday signaling he's pushing ahead together with his re-election effort unfazed by the federal investigation.

The 30-second marketing campaign spot posted to YouTube is titled "Discipline of American Desires" and begins with the Texas Democrat sifting his hand by way of dust in a discipline. He described how that is the place his migrant employee dad and mom got "a shot on the American dream," and the way he turned the primary individual in his household to go to varsity after working two jobs to place himself by way of college.

"I do know this land gave my household an opportunity," Cuellar stated within the advert, which doesn't handle the raid. "That is why I will by no means cease combating for south Texas."

Over a dozen FBI brokers have been seen at Cuellar's marketing campaign workplace and residential on Wednesday hauling out instances and different objects, in response to The Monitor. The FBI has confirmed it was current at his residence and marketing campaign workplace, however has not offered further info. Cuellar instructed the paper he's cooperating.

Rep. Henry Cuellar Speaking Event
On Friday, Consultant Henry Cuellar (D-TX) launched a re-election marketing campaign advert regardless of being below investigation by the FBI. Above, Cuellar delivers remarks throughout a rally for the passage of an agriculture commerce settlement on September 12, 2019, in Washington, D.C. Tom Brenner/Getty Pictures

The investigation is a part of a federal probe relating to the central Asian nation of Azerbaijan and a number of U.S. businessmen, ABC Information reported Thursday, citing an unnamed supply. A federal grand jury is concerned within the probe, but it surely's unclear how central Cuellar is to it, ABC Information reported.

Cuellar is a member of the Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus, which seeks to enhance relations between the U.S. and the previous Soviet republic on problems with commerce, safety and army cooperation.

A former state legislator and Texas secretary of state, Cuellar was first elected in 2004 to the U.S. Home of Representatives for a seat representing Laredo and different communities alongside the border with Mexico.

Cuellar sits on the influential Home Appropriations Committee, and the brand new advert touts his help for "good faculties, reasonably priced well being care and higher pay."

The advert will run within the Laredo and San Antonio media markets in each English and Spanish, in response to the Texas Tribune.

Cuellar is anticipated to face a aggressive major race in March, once more squaring off with with human-rights lawyer Jessica Cisneros, who got here inside 4 proportion factors of beating him in 2020, reviews the Tribune. Democrat Tannya Benavides can be vying for the place. Cuellar's marketing campaign had $2.3 million money readily available on the finish of the yr.

Newsweek has reached out to the FBI for remark, in addition to Cuellar's marketing campaign asking about his resolution to maintain stumping.