[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 142 (Thursday, September 12, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H5216]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   PROTECTING PROPERTY RIGHTS ABROAD

  (Mr. CARBAJAL asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARBAJAL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call this body's attention 
to a dangerous violation of the rule of law across our southern border.
  Two years ago, the Mexican Government seized a quarry owned and 
operated by Vulcan Materials Company, an American company, near Playa 
del Carmen.
  This quarry is a vital part of our construction supply chain across 
North America, supplying materials that fuel the revitalization of our 
Nation made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Chips 
and Science Act, the Inflation Reduction Act, and other landmark bills 
we have passed in recent years.
  Every Member of this body should be concerned about the brazen action 
by an American ally and our largest trading partner.
  In response, I helped introduce the Defending American Property 
Abroad Act, a bipartisan and bicameral legislation to deter such abuse.
  As we urge President Lopez Obrador to reverse course, and as the 
Mexican Government continues to take disturbing steps that erode the 
rule of law and democratic ideals, I encourage each and all of my 
colleagues to sign onto our bill to protect American property and 
safeguard our future relationship with Mexico and other trading 
partners.

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