Congress should cut cane along the Rio Grande to help CBP prevent cartels from hiding.
Congress should cut cane along the Rio Grande to help CBP prevent cartels from hiding.
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Congress should also cut cane along the Rio Grande to help CBP prevent cartels from hiding
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"Congress should cut cane along the Rio Grande to help CBP prevent cartels from hiding."
Mr. Roy, for himself and others including Mr. Cloud, introduced H.R. 1707. The bill states DHS shall "permanently eradicate certain foliage that grows along the Rio Grande river."
The compilation is marked "Amended Through Public Law 118-50, Enacted April 24, 2024," which is the enacted version of the FY2024 supplemental measure that included border-security provisions; the Congressional Record text for H.R. 815 includes "SEC. 1112. ERADICATION OF CARRIZO CANE AND SALT CEDAR."
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Cloud explicitly campaigned for clearing carrizo cane along the Rio Grande. While in office, he backed concrete matching legislation in H.R. 1707 to eradicate foliage along the river, and Congress later enacted a carrizo cane eradication provision in Section 1112 of the April 24, 2024 border supplemental law. Because the promised policy outcome was achieved during his tenure and he had materially supported a substantially similar legislative vehicle, this counts as delivered in the same term rather than only partial credit.
The promise called for congressional action to remove cane along the Rio Grande to reduce cartel concealment. The evidence shows Cloud supported H.R. 1707 in 2021, which directly targeted eradication of foliage along the Rio Grande, and Congress later enacted a FY2024 law containing a specific carrizo cane and salt cedar eradication provision by April 24, 2024. Because the promised policy outcome was enacted during the same congressional service period, this is fulfilled rather than merely attempted.