‘Not a valid excuse’: Tensions mount over possible House committee on Mexican drug cartels

‘Not a valid excuse’: Tensions mount over possible House committee on Mexican drug cartels

close Video ‘El Gato’ cartel boss faces trial over 2013 murder Fox News correspondent Brooke Taylor reports on cartel boss ‘El Gato’ being extradited to the U.S. to face trial for his alleged involvement in the murder of Dallas-area lawyer Juan Jesús Guerrero Chapa. Tensions are flaring in the House GOP as Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, continues to push Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to open the gates for a select committee to crack down on Mexica…

'Not a valid excuse': Tensions mount over possible House committee on Mexican drug cartels

Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas and his allies are pushing Congress to establish a select committee to combat cartels in Mexico.

Washington.- Republican Congressman Greg Steube presented a new draft resolution this Tuesday in the U.S. House to authorize President Donald Trump to use the U.S. Military Forces against seven Mexican drug cartels. Arguing that these Mexican cartels and three other Latin American gangs have violated U.S. sovereignty and that the Mexican government has proved incapable of dismantling them, Congressman Steube’s project proposes formalizing Trump’…

Republican congressman Greg Steube presented a project to authorize the use of military personnel against drug traffickers.

Florida Rep. Steube Intros Resolution Authorizing Military Force Against Mexican Drug Cartels

In a legislative move aimed at escalating the United States’ war on organized crime and fentanyl trafficking, U.S. Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) has introduced a joint resolution to authorize the use of American military force against nine of the most dangerous Mexican drug cartels, including Tren de Aragua, MS-13, and the Sinaloa Cartel. The resolution, […] Florida Rep. Steube Intros Resolution Authorizing Military Force Against Mexican Drug Cartels

“A Sea of Change,” Republican Dan Crenshaw said about cooperation with Washington. “Now we have real partners,” he said.