VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY

On 2025-05-21, Representative Tim Moore (R-NC-14) delivered a floor speech titled "VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY" in the House.

VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 86 (Wednesday, May 21, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 21, 2025)] [House] [Page H2212] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY (Mr. MOORE of North Carolina asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. MOORE of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call attention to a deeply troubling breach of trust by one of our closest trading partners. What happened to the Vulcan Materials Company is nothing short of a hostile act by the Mexican Government. This American company has operated legally in Mexico for decades, supporting critical construction projects across the Southeast. Yet in 2022, the Mexican military invaded their site, shut it down, and seized control of their operations, including a strategic deepwater port only a few hundred miles from Florida. Why? Vulcan refused to turn over their land to President Lopez Obrador for his own benefit. This is an unlawful expropriation of American property by a foreign government, and it is a clear assault on our American economic interests and a threat to our national security. Congress must stand united against this kind of aggression. I am committed to working with my colleagues and President Trump to ensure there are real consequences for this. We cannot allow a trading partner to seize American assets with impunity. Mexico must reverse course now. ____________________