By james art WASHINGTON, DC – In case you missed it: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, was honored yesterday by the City of Laredo with the Key to the City award for his leadership in streamlining the presidential permit process and securing presidential permits to build and widen four major international bridges in South Texas, including two in Laredo. Read the articles below:
from Texas Border Business: Senator Ted Cruz’s leadership secured approval for four international bridges
“In a remarkable display of bipartisan cooperation and commitment to advancing the interests of South Texas, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, achieved a significant legislative victory securing approval for four international bridges. This achievement was celebrated in Laredo, Texas, where Cruz was awarded the keys to the city by Mayor Dr. Victor D. Treviño. The event was important to the Laredo community and the future prosperity of the region.
“Mayor Treviño, in his heartfelt presentation, said, ‘The City of Laredo presents the Key to the City of Laredo to U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, Texas Senator, for supporting the Laredo community with historic legislation that promotes international trade and ensures future prosperity.’ Those words underscored the city’s recognition of Cruz’s key role in sustaining Laredo’s economic and infrastructure future.
“Taking the podium, Senator Ted Cruz expressed his deep gratitude: ‘Mayor, thank you very much. I am incredibly honored and humbled to receive the Key to the City – an incredible honor for an incredible place in Texas. I have to say, I love South Texas. I love the city of Laredo. It is an amazing trading center, an amazing port for the whole world. Cruz’s admiration for the region is obvious, but his dedication to improving its infrastructure runs even deeper.”
from KGNS News: Laredo hosts trade talks with Senator Cruz, federal and international leaders
from Laredo Morning Times: Laredo presents Sen. Ted Cruz’s “long overdue” key to the city
“Cruz gave a short speech after receiving the honor and talked about working together on four new bridges in South Texas: two in Laredo, one in Eagle Pass and one in Brownsville.
“They’ve been putting off these bridges for three, four, five years,” Cruz said. “A delegation from the city of Laredo asked me to help, asked me to lead the effort, and I told them I was proud of it.” …
Cruz said the legislation could help Texas farmers, ranchers, small businesses and consumers. He briefly mentioned another bipartisan effort involving Interstate 27, which would begin in Laredo and extend into Montana.
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