Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Michael McCaul (10th District of Texas)
WASHINGTON – Over the weekend, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Emeritus Michael McCaul — chairman of the Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group (IPG) — led a bipartisan congressional delegation (CODEL) to Mexico. While there, the delegation met with Mexican lawmakers and other government officials to identify ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation on pressing topics including regional security, counternarcotics, immigration, trade, and agriculture.
The bipartisan delegation included IPG Ranking Member Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) and Representatives Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.), Lou Correa (D-Calif.), Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.), Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas), Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), Michael Cloud (R-Texas), Dan Meuser (R-Penn.), and Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas).
“I’m proud to have led this delegation to Mexico to collaborate with many crucial partners, including our counterparts in Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies,” said Chairman McCaul. “With robust bipartisan representation from both the U.S. and Mexico, it’s clear that strengthening our bilateral relationship is a nonpartisan issue. Much progress has already been made under the Trump and Sheinbaum administrations on mutual priorities like security, trade, and immigration, and I look forward to deepening our collaboration for the benefit of both of our nations and the broader region.”
“I greatly appreciate Chairman McCaul’s partnership in leading this delegation, which underscored how vital sustained, bipartisan engagement with Mexico is to advancing priorities that affect border communities,” said Ranking Member Cuellar. “We had constructive discussions with Mexican lawmakers and senior officials on regional security, counternarcotics, immigration, trade, agriculture, and border infrastructure. These conversations are essential to strengthening border security, stopping the deadly flow of fentanyl, protecting American agriculture, ensuring USMCA delivers for U.S. workers, supporting cross-border trade, and holding Mexico accountable to its water treaty obligations. For South Texas, these issues have direct consequences for our economy, our security, and our communities, making continued coordination with Mexico a necessity, not a choice.”
In Mexico City, the delegation first stopped at the U.S. Embassy to receive a full briefing on U.S.-Mexico relations from Ambassador Ronald Johnson and his team. While there, they met and thanked several U.S. Marines who are serving in the country.
Next, the delegation met with Mexican Foreign Secretary Juan Ramón de la Fuente to discuss the importance of our bilateral relationship, regional security, and countering China’s influence in the Western Hemisphere.
Before leaving Mexico City, the delegation held a meeting with members of Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies, including Chamber President Kenia López Rabadán. The meeting featured representation from both chambers and six of Mexico’s political parties, including the ruling and opposition coalitions. Topics of discussion included security, trade, water, screwworm, and regional relationships.
The delegation also visited San Miguel de Allende, where they met with Mayor Mauricio Trejo Pureco and Governor Libia Dennise García Muñoz Ledo to discuss trade, tourism, opportunities in the upcoming USMCA renegotiation, and more.
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