Oppose tariffs that hinder American farmers from reaching new customers.

Monica De La Cruz · Texas · Republican

policy impact 0.63 specificity 0.81 extraction confidence 97%

Occurrences

Oppose tariffs that hinder American farmers from reaching new customers

Promised to oppose tariffs seen as limiting farm market access.

Issues – Monica De La Cruz for Congress
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Evidence

Agriculture issue list includes: "Oppose tariffs that hinder American farmers from reaching new customers."

This is the campaign promise itself, establishing the standard for evaluation.

unresolved same_term

Issues – Monica De La Cruz for Congress
campaign · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 99%

De La Cruz sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio ... [and] urges the Administration to discuss exclusions for fruits and vegetables, key agricultural products of South Texas, in the proposed tariffs.

Before tariffs were announced, she actively lobbied for agricultural exclusions rather than broadly endorsing tariffs.

partial same_term A for effort

De La Cruz Works with Trump Administration to Advocate for Texas Farmers Amid Trade Discussions
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"I am proud to have advocated to the White House on behalf of farmers and families for key agricultural products to be excluded from tariffs. Today, President Trump announced that USMCA-compliant goods will continue to see a 0% tariff under the announced trade strategy."

Her office says she advocated for exclusions and that the administration kept USMCA-compliant goods at 0% tariff, which is a concrete partial win for farm trade access.

partial same_term A for effort

De La Cruz Statement on Tariff Announcement
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 97%

The executive order announced broad reciprocal tariffs on imports as part of the new trade strategy.

The administration imposed tariffs broadly rather than eliminating them, so the promise was not fully delivered even though some agricultural carveouts were pursued.

partial same_term

Regulating Imports with a Reciprocal Tariff to Rectify Trade Practices that Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States Goods Trade Deficits
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 93%

Assessments

partial same_term A for effort

De La Cruz made a documented same-term effort to oppose or limit tariffs affecting farmers by urging the administration to exclude key agricultural products and later claiming advocacy for USMCA-compliant goods to remain at a 0% tariff. That represents material action and a concrete carveout consistent with the promise. However, the broader tariff policy was still implemented, and the evidence does not show that tariffs hindering farmers' access to new customers were broadly stopped or repealed. The promise is therefore partially fulfilled, not fully delivered.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

partial same_term A for effort

The promise was to oppose tariffs that hinder American farmers from reaching new customers. During the same term, De La Cruz took concrete action by urging the administration to exclude key agricultural products, especially fruits and vegetables important to South Texas, from proposed tariffs. Her office later cited a partial result: USMCA-compliant goods remained at a 0% tariff. However, the broader tariff policy still imposed wide reciprocal tariffs, so the promised policy outcome was not fully achieved. This supports a partial outcome with credit for serious effort.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%