U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) has called for the creation of a select committee on Mexican drug cartels in the U.S. House of Representatives, akin to the existing Select Committee on China. Crenshaw made this proposal in a post on X dated November 15.
"Last session, we created a Select Committee on China," said Rep. Dan Crenshaw, Congressman from Texas District 02. "This session, we must create a select committee on MEXICAN DRUG CARTELS."
According to Newsweek, Crenshaw, a Republican Congressman from Texas, suggested that this new House committee would focus on exposing crime and violence associated with Mexican drug cartels near the U.S.-Mexico border. The proposal includes using military force against the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels.
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Crenshaw outlined three reasons why Speaker Mike Johnson should establish such a committee. He described the cartels as the "greatest near-term threat" to the United States. He also said that if a new committee is formed, it would grant real authority to the current House Cartel Task Force. Additionally, he argued that a select committee would align Republicans in the House with President-elect Donald Trump's goal "to destroy the cartels."
Newsweek reported that three officials have been named to implement President-elect Trump's plan to "wage war on the cartels." These officials include Tom Homan, former ICE director selected as Border Czar; Stephen Miller, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy; and Kristi Noem, Governor of South Dakota, chosen as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
Crenshaw was elected to represent Texas's Second Congressional District in 2018. He currently serves on both the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
