[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 108 (Thursday, June 27, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H4326]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     WATER SHORTAGE IN SOUTH TEXAS

  (Ms. De La CRUZ asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. De La CRUZ. Madam Speaker, I rise today to sound the alarm once 
again on the water shortage that is plaguing south Texas and our 
farmers and ranchers. This is due to Mexico's lack of water deliveries, 
despite a binding agreement in the 1944 Water Treaty.
  On the floor this week, we will vote on the 2025 Foreign Operations 
appropriations bill. This legislation includes language to withhold 
all--and I repeat--all foreign aid to Mexico until the Mexican 
Government delivers our water.
  I was proud to help secure the language in the appropriations bill, 
and I hope that it sends a loud message to the Mexican Government that 
we demand our water, and we demand it now.
  This emergency has already killed the sugar industry in the Rio 
Grande Valley, and I will not stand by as it destroys our citrus 
industry.

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