Sen. Cruz Slams President Biden for Halting Border Wall Construction in Hidalgo County, Urges Completion of Levee Wall Before Hurricane Season

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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today sent a letter to President Biden in response to his administration halting border wall construction in the Rio Grande Valley and in doing so, halting construction of an essential levee wall needed to provide safety and security for the residents of Hidalgo County before a busy hurricane season.

In the letter, Sen. Cruz wrote:

"Your decision to halt levee wall construction when you halted border wall construction has left hundreds of thousands of residents vulnerable in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV). We have heard from Hidalgo County officials and residents that as hurricane and flooding season soon approaches, the unfinished border wall levee system in Hidalgo County is a matter of urgent public safety. They have been emphatic-remediating the levee wall system should be an emergency priority. We urge you to allow the RGV Border Patrol Sector to complete and reinforce the compromised and unfinished levee system in Hidalgo County immediately-a measure that is strongly supported by local residents and leaders across the political spectrum."

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"With a forecasted busy hurricane season fast-approaching, border wall levee construction must commence immediately in Hidalgo County. In response to the heightened flood risk this year, over 14 miles of the levee system need immediate remediation. The compromised levee poses severe risk to over 200,000 county residents once flooding begins. Simply put, the effects of hurricane season will be catastrophic in Hidalgo County if the levee system is not remediated.

"Independent of the border wall's significant success in decreasing illegal immigration, shoring up the levee system will provide desperately needed safety and security to Americans in the Rio Grande Valley."

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