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A group of ten Republican congressmen from the United States made a request maintain Mexico aid budget for 2025 due to the impossibility of delivering water as provided
A group of ten Republican congressmen from the United States made a request maintain Mexico aid budget for 2025 due to the impossibility of delivering water as provided for in the 1944 Water Treaty.
The request, made in a letter dated May 10, was addressed to Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Chris Coons. Chairman of the External Operations SubcommitteeMario Diaz-Balart and senior members of both committees Lindsey Graham and Nita Lowey.
In the letter, congressmen note that, despite diplomatic efforts, Mexico has not fulfilled water supplies from the Colorado and Rio Grande rivers to the United States, preferring to wait until the end of the five-year cycle to pay off their water debt.
“Despite ongoing diplomatic efforts, Mexico still cannot meet minimum supplies and a constant supply of water to the United States from the Rio Grande River, rather than waiting until the end of a five-year cycle to deliver the water America is owed,” they note.
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They warn that the United States routinely makes annual shipments to Mexico and that that country’s non-compliance practices constitute “serious threat” to agricultural, industrial and municipal sectors in border states, mainly Texas.
The document emphasizes that Texas farmers and ranchers They depend on this resource for irrigation. and maintaining its activities.
“In February 2024, the lack of water supplies from Mexico caused the closure of the Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers.the last of its kind in Texas, affecting more than 500 employees.”
Congressmen warn other agricultural sectors could suffer a similar fate if Mexico continues to hold back water.
In addition, they warn that the lack of a “reliable” water supply is affecting municipalities and quality of life of citizens United States.
Given Mexico’s refusal, congressmen are asking that aid funds for that country be preserved, which, according to the US Government Aid to Mexico page, In 2023 it amounted to 148 million 689 thousand 808 dollars. through all of its agencies.
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“Since efforts to achieve a reasonable compromise between our countries have not led to
solution acceptable to our constituents, we urge you and your colleagues on the Appropriations Committee to retain appropriated funds from Mexico, until Mexico accepts
provide a more reliable water supply and consistent with the United States,” they demanded.
Lawmakers argued that this would “send a clear signal to Mexico” about the seriousness of the United States’ position in “defend the terms of the contractand guarantee access to water resources for citizens and businesses.
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The letter mentions that maintaining this support will force Mexico to take significant action fulfill their obligations and resolve the conflict over water.
That request, lawmakers indicated, would be included in the fiscal year 2025 appropriations bill. in order to protect the interests of the people Americans both support its border communities “and defend the integrity of international agreements.”
The letter is signed Senators Juan Cornyn and Ted Cruz, and also for eight members of Congress Monica De La Cruz, Vicente Gonzalez, Henry Cuellar, Tony Gonzalez, Nathaniel Moran, Ronny Jackson, Jodi S. Arrington and Kate Self.
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Source: Aristegui Noticias
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