LAREDO, Texas - U.S. Senator Ted Cruz was presented with a key to the City of Laredo by Mayor Dr. Victor D. Treviño during an event at La Posada Hotel.
The award was made in recognition of Cruz’s legislative work to secure a presidential permit for a new international bridge in Laredo.
Laredo is the No. 1 port in the nation for international trade. City leaders are pushing for improved infrastructure and additional capacity to keep up with the growth in trade.
Before the ceremony, Cruz met privately with Treviño, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar and Nuevo León Governor Samuel García. The meeting focused on the burgeoning international trade taking place between the U.S. and Mexico.
“As everyone knows, the World Trade Bridge is already the largest land port in the United States, and it helps support hundreds of thousands of jobs throughout the state of Texas,” Cruz told KGNS-TV.
“My number one priority is jobs, jobs, jobs, and that means fighting for the people of Laredo, fighting for the people of South Texas to have more jobs and better jobs and higher wages.”
Before heading to Laredo for the event, Cruz visited Rio Grande City to celebrate legislation he helped pass that will allow the Starr-Camargo International Bridge to expand. Starr-Camargo Bridge Company Vice President Robert A. Vale says the plan is to build a second span.
And before the visit to Rio Grande City Cruz was in Harlingen. At a re-election campaign event at Don Gollito Restaurant, Cruz spoke about his work to boost international trade.
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