Recently, USDA Secretary Brooke Rawlins joined me in South Texas to announce the deployment of $280 million in economic relief that I secured for our Texas farmers. Farmers and ranchers in the Rio Grande Valley have been struggling for way too long. Mexico's refusal to comply with the 1944 Water Treaty coupled with drought conditions has devastated South Texas agriculture. Last year the sugar mill in Texas closed, leaving just two regions with the ability to produce sugar. After hearing from South Texas farmers and ranchers, citrus could be next and this economic relief is absolutely critical to sustaining their businesses. (00:30–00:41)
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Asserts that Mexico's non-compliance with the 1944 Water Treaty and drought conditions have harmed South Texas agriculture.
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