REPORT: CEMEX INC. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAID $88,000 TO 19 US POLITICIANS WHO WOULD CEMENT TRUMP BORDER WALL

The CEMEX Inc. Employees Political Action Committee (“CEMEX PAC”) gave $88,000 during the 2016 US election to nineteen candidates who have supported building a border wall, echoing Donald Trump.

ChedrauiLeaks.org gathered documentation which can be viewed below showing each contribution and what the candidates said in support of Trump’s border wall.

CEMEX SAB de CV, one of the world’s largest cement manufacturers, is based in Monterrey, Mexico. CEMEX Inc. is part of its United States arm. CEMEX PAC is officially connected with CEMEX Inc. according to its most recent Federal Election Commission registration statement. CEMEX PAC’s Treasurer is the Executive Vice President, Commercial and Public Affairs of CEMEX USA, Frank Craddock.

CEMEX PAC gave 80% of its federal candidate contributions to Republicans during the 2016 US election according to analysis by the Center for Responsive Politics. The Republican Party officially supported building a border wall across the entire border with Mexico as part of its 2016 statement of policies.

ChedrauiLeaks.org has noticed that the media in Mexico contains very little information about the business dealings and personal assets in the United States of what could be termed Mexican elites, wealthy business people and politicians. In the course of our research we found CEMEX PAC’s activities. ChedrauiLeaks is not stating that members of the Chedraui family or its businesses had any involvement with CEMEX or CEMEX PAC.

Name	CEMEX PAC Amount	Won / Lost	Election for	Support for the Border Wall
Bill Shuster	$10,000	Won	House of Representatives	“I’ve voted to build a border wall, and I’m going to keep fighting for this.”
Brian Babin	$4,500	Won	House of Representatives	Thanked Trump “for taking critical steps today to secure our border, restore the rule of law and protect American citizens!” after Trump’s executive orders to build the border wall and on immigration.
Chuck Grassley	$7,500	Won	Senate	“President Trump’s executive orders are an important step toward securing the border, restoring the rule of law and strengthening public safety by ensuring that those who threaten the safety of our communities are no longer allowed to wreak continued havoc.”
Daniel Webster	$8,000	Won	House of Representatives	“I support a wall at the Mexican – U.S. border.”
David Gowan	$2,500	Quit Race	House of Representatives	Pledged to “continue the fight to build a real border wall, secure the border once and for all, stop the flow of criminals, drugs and guns across the border,” and “return those here illegally to their home country.”
David Joyce	$1,000	Won	House of Representatives	Joyce tweeted that President Trump “laid out a strong vision” to “secure our borders” in his speech promising “the construction of a great wall along our southern border.”
Doug LaMalfa	$2,500	Won	House of Representatives	“I support President Trump’s swift and decisive action” to as LaMalfa put it, “Start the process of constructing a wall along America’s southern border with Mexico” and “Create detention centers along the southern U.S. border to allow for more efficient and less expensive deportations of undocumented immigrants.”
Evan Jenkins	$3,500	Won	House of Representatives	“Securing our borders makes our nation safer. The president’s [executive orders to build a border wall and on immigration] today will help protect our national security, crack down on illegal immigration, and open up jobs for Americans.”
Francis Rooney	$1,000	Won	House of Representatives	“I work in the construction industry, so I know a thing or two about building walls. In Congress, I’ll fight to build a big one on our southern border.”
Frank Lucas	$5,500	Won	House of Representatives	“I applaud President Trump’s swift action to strengthen our nation’s border security and I look forward to working with his administration to protect the safety of all Americans and to tackle the issue of illegal immigration,” following Trump’s executive orders to build the border wall and on immigration.
Jim Spurlino	$10,000	Lost	House of Representatives	“The nation needs a concrete-strong border to protect patriotic Americans from foreign terrorists and illegal job-snatchers.”
John Kennedy	$5,000	Won	Senate	“Building a wall to protect your border is not unprecedented …. We’ve already built 2,700 miles of walls in America along our interstates. It cost $4 billion. They are called noise barriers. I think most Americans would agree that border security is more important.”
Marco Rubio	$7,500	Quit Presidential, Won Senate	President and Senate	“First, we must secure our border, the physical border, with a wall, absolutely.”
Mark Sanford	$2,500	Won	House of Representatives	“Conceptually I support the wall, and the stronger enforcement for a secure border, but I think it needs to be paid for.”
Marsha Blackburn	$2,500	Won	House of Representatives	On the cost of building Trump’s wall, “It is OK with us to make certain that we secure that southern border. When you look at the cost to society and to the American taxpayer with what is happening with the lack of border control and the inflow of labor trafficking, gangs, sex trafficking, weapons, and whoever knows whatever else, it is important that we get a handle on that border and that we secure it.”
Paul Babeu	$1,000	Lost	House of Representatives	“Trump’s Border Wall Could Save $64 Billion! Savings are great, yet national security concerns, ending illegal immigration and crushing the Drug Cartels make this a top priority! Our safety & security – priceless!”
Paul Cook	$10,000	Won	House of Representatives	A border wall is “part of the answer,” along with more financial and technological investment for border patrol agents.
Scott Perry	$1,500	Won	House of Representatives	“The President’s [executive orders to build the wall and on immigration] today are a good first step.”
Tom Reed	$2,000	Won	House of Representatives	“I think the president is using every tool available to him to make sure that, as we put this wall up, he honors his commitment he made to the American people that it’s going to be paid for and that Mexico will pay for it.”