[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 21, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2212]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY

  (Mr. MOORE of North Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MOORE of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call 
attention to a deeply troubling breach of trust by one of our closest 
trading partners.
  What happened to the Vulcan Materials Company is nothing short of a 
hostile act by the Mexican Government. This American company has 
operated legally in Mexico for decades, supporting critical 
construction projects across the Southeast.
  Yet in 2022, the Mexican military invaded their site, shut it down, 
and seized control of their operations, including a strategic deepwater 
port only a few hundred miles from Florida.
  Why? Vulcan refused to turn over their land to President Lopez 
Obrador for his own benefit.
  This is an unlawful expropriation of American property by a foreign 
government, and it is a clear assault on our American economic 
interests and a threat to our national security.
  Congress must stand united against this kind of aggression. I am 
committed to working with my colleagues and President Trump to ensure 
there are real consequences for this. We cannot allow a trading partner 
to seize American assets with impunity. Mexico must reverse course now.

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