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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. CON. RES. 30

Expressing the support of the United States Congress for the initial efforts

of President Ernesto Zedillo of Mexico to eliminate drug-related and

other corruption within the political system of Mexico and urging the

President of the United States to encourage President Zedillo to continue

with reforms, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

OCTOBER 12 (legislative day, OCTOBER 10), 1995

Mr. HELMS (for himself, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. GRASSLEY, and Ms. SNOWE)

submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the

Committee on Foreign Relations

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Expressing the support of the United States Congress for

the initial efforts of President Ernesto Zedillo of Mexico

to eliminate drug-related and other corruption within

the political system of Mexico and urging the President

of the United States to encourage President Zedillo to

continue with reforms, and for other purposes.

Whereas the United States and Mexico share a 2,000-mile

border and economic relations between the two nations

are increasing;

Whereas Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo has stated his

commitment to ‘‘create a nation of law,’’ combat drug
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trafficking, investigate political assassinations, and punish official malfeasance;

Whereas President Zedillo’s appointed an opposition party

member, Antonio Lozano, as attorney general, the first

opposition member in the Cabinet;

Whereas the Government of Mexico has taken steps to end

impunity by arresting Raul Salinas, the brother of former

President Carlos Salinas, for his involvement in the murder of Jose Francisco Ruiz Massieu, and by requesting

the extradition of Mario Ruiz Massieu, former deputy attorney general, for his alleged tampering with evidence in

the investigation into the murder of his brother and for

accepting money from drug traffickers;

Whereas the investigations of the assassinations of Cardinal

Posadas, PRI presidential candidate Luis Donaldo

Colosio, and PRI General Secretary Jose Francisco Ruiz

Massieu remain unresolved;

Whereas elements of Mexico’s bureaucracy are engaged in

drug-related and other corruption, including collaborating

with drug traffickers who pay for protection, allowing the

drug trade to proliferate and threatening United States

and Mexican security;

Whereas Mexico is both a major transit point for drugs produced in South America and elsewhere, and a production

source of much of the marijuana and heroin shipped into

the United States;

Whereas increased drug enforcement efforts in the southeastern United States have achieved some positive results;

Whereas drug smuggling activity has increased along the

U.S.-Mexican border; and
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Whereas, despite President Zedillo’s initial efforts, actions by

the Government of Mexico have not pursued aggressively

President Zedillo’s public commitments to eliminate impunity for former and current government officials: Now,

therefore, be it

1 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives

2 concurring), That—

3 (a) the Congress recognizes the initial steps

4 taken by the Mexican Government of President

5 Ernesto Zedillo to investigate drug-related and other

6 corruption in Mexico; and

7 (b) it is the sense of the Congress that—

8 (1) the President of the United States

9 should encourage and support President

10 Zedillo’s efforts to create an independent Mexi11 can judicial body to evaluate the financial hold12 ings of former and present Mexican officials;

13 (2) the President of the United States

14 should encourage and support President

15 Zedillo’s efforts to investigate to the fullest ex16 tent possible corruption and economic malfea17 sance in an effort to bring about a true democ18 racy in Mexico;

19 (3) the United States Congress should pur20 sue efforts to strengthen relations with the

21 Mexican Congress;
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1 (4) the Attorney General of the United

2 States should pursue greater cooperation with

3 the Mexican Government to investigate cross4 border corruption and to provide protection for

5 those willing to come forward publicly;

6 (5) the President of the United States and

7 senior United States officials should encourage

8 and support efforts by President Zedillo to in9 vestigate vigorously the killings of Cardinal

10 Juan Posadas in May 1993, PRI presidential

11 candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio in March 1994,

12 and PRI Secretary General Jose Francisco

13 Ruiz Massieu in September 1994;

14 (6) the Government of Mexico should re15 place and prosecute corrupt regional police com16 manders;

17 (7) the Mexican people have the support of

18 the United States in efforts to eliminate illegal

19 drug trafficking on both sides of the United

20 States-Mexico border; and

21 (8) the interdiction of illegal narcotics

22 should be a top priority for the United States

23 in its management of the U.S.-Mexican border.
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1 SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Senate shall transmit

2 a copy of this concurrent resolution to the President.

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