They've already suffered too much from the drought caused by Mexico's failure to live up to its obligations. The carrot approach is clearly not working. So now it's time to bring out the sticks. For this reason, I'm introducing legislation called the Water Assurance and Treaty Enforcement for the Rio Grande Farmers or Water for Farmers act, which will impose penalties in the form of tariffs on Mexico if they continue in their delinquency. This bill would establish annual benchmarks that Mexico must meet in order to be considered compliant with the 1944 Water Treaty. These annual benchmarks will help ensure that water deliveries are predictable. (04:36–04:52)
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Asserts the introduction of legislation to impose tariffs on Mexico for water delivery failures.
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