WASHINGTON D.C. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) penned an op-ed for the Washington Post highlighting his EL CHAPO Act a bill he introduced which would reserve any amounts forfeited to the U.S. government as a result of the criminal prosecution of Mexican drug lord Joaqun Archivaldo Guzmn Loera (aka El Chapo") and other drug kingpins for border security assets and the completion of the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. In the op-ed Sen. Cruz urges his Democrat colleagues to support his common-sense legislation in order to fulfill promises made to the American people: to secure the border and save money.
Everyone should support taking money from murderers drug smugglers and human traffickers such as El Chapo and using it to prevent murder drug smuggling and human trafficking all without costing the American taxpayers one dime or adding anything to the federal budget. Thats what the EL CHAPO Act would do" Sen. Cruz wrote. People across the United States are desperate for a sign that Washington is ready and willing to protect them from dangerous criminals and porous borders. And taxpayers of every political background appreciate the increasingly rare occasions when Congress is fiscally responsible. The EL CHAPO Act satisfies all of these reasonable concerns.
Congress has two clear mandates from the American people: secure the border and save money. So lets build a wall and make El Chapo pay for it."
Read Sen. Cruzs op-ed in its entirety here:
