[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 97 (Tuesday, June 11, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H4424]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        MEXICO'S COMMITMENT TO HELPING SECURE OUR COMMON BORDER

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend President Trump 
on the early success in getting Mexico to increase its commitment to 
helping secure our common border.
  There has been no shortage of doubters, perhaps even some who wished 
the President would fail because he has taken an approach that hasn't 
been tried before. But I thank the President for his vision and for his 
commitment to securing our southern border, which has long been at 
crisis levels.
  We are not done, by any means--we must now ensure that Mexico honors 
their commitments--but this is significant progress that we haven't 
seen yet to this point.
  If Mexico is true to their word, that means House Democrats are now 
the only ones preventing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement from becoming 
a reality. This agreement would be extraordinarily beneficial for the 
American economy, and it is time to ratify it here in this House.
  I thank President Trump for applying pressure on Mexico and forcing 
them to step up their efforts to secure our border and trade.

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