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Monica De La Cruz: “We lost our sugar cane industry due to Mexico not delivering…”

Featuring: Monica De La Cruz, Republican | U.S. House, Texas, District 15

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Monica De La Cruz Advocates for South Texas Farmers and Screwworm Preparedness

Published | Video Starts at 01:05

… Office many times with President Trump and being the voice for South Texas farmers who had really lost hope, many of which lost their farms. In fact, as you know, We lost our sugar cane industry due to Mexico not delivering that water. So thank you from the bottom of my heart and from all of South Texas. Not only that, but you quickly pushed forward the $280 million that went to our farms that were affected by the 1944 Water Treaty. (01:05–01:11)

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Asserts that the sugar cane industry in South Texas was lost because Mexico did not deliver water as required.

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