John – Dan Crenshaw here. My regularly scheduled Friday campaign briefs are returning after a busy and productive month in the district. As you may know, Congress was out of session during the month of August. I’ve used that time to hear from constituents across my district, continue my work as Chairman of the Task Force to Combat Mexican Drug Cartels, and fight to end the growing social contagion of so-called “gender-affirming care” for children. I want to give a special thank you to all my supporters who have donated their hard-earned dollars to support my re-election campaign. Team Crenshaw is unlike any other congressional campaign in the country. We employ a full-time staff of talented writers, video producers, and event coordinators. Your financial support makes this operation possible and allows us to share persuasive conservative messaging on a wide range of critical issues with millions of Americans every week. If you would like to join Team Crenshaw and help us grow the conservative movement, please donate any amount you can afford at this link. Now, here’s your campaign brief: "GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE" FOR MINORS IS A SOCIAL CONTAGION CLICK HERE OR ON THE IMAGE ABOVE TO READ MY OP-ED IN NEWSWEEK Today the ban on so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors goes into effect in Texas. I’m seeing lots of hysteria from the left (as predicted) about how this will somehow harm kids. Time to set the facts straight: There are no systematic reviews (which by the way, are the gold standard of evidence in science showing that these procedures have any long-term benefits on our kids. In fact, there are multiple systematic reviews showing just the opposite: that there is low evidence for clinical benefit. There are serious, lifelong consequences involved with “transitioning” a child. We have a duty to abide by the “do no harm” principle here — the risk is just too great. This is a social contagion. Prescriptions for puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones more than doubled between 2017 and 2021 in children 6-17, and there were at least 121,882 unique pediatric gender dysphoria diagnoses for this age group. There’s a rush from doctors, leaders, and parents to affirm a temporary ideation all under the guise of “compassion.” I know one thing for sure: permanently mutilating a child is the furthest thing from compassion. I’m glad Texas is banning this nonsense for kids and hope more states follow suit. WHAT COLOMBIA CAN TEACH US ABOUT US ABOUT HOW TO DESTROY THE MEXICAN DRUG CARTELS CLICK HERE OR ON THE IMAGE ABOVE TO WATCH MY MESSAGE IN SPANISH TO MEXICO'S PRESIDENT Last month, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel kidnapped, tortured, and murdered five young Mexican college students who were lured into a trap by the promise of a fake job offer. According to a local outlet in Mexico, the students were deceived into meeting cartel members, who tried to recruit the victims. When the students refused, they were duct-taped, beaten, stabbed, and beheaded. The cartels are an enemy to the American AND Mexican people. These criminals want to see innocent civilians suffer, so they can profit off of their torment, pain, and death. These cartels are poisoning American citizens too, with deadly fentanyl being laced into drugs. So what can we do about it? Look to Colombia for a good example: It was only 30 years that Colombia looked very similar to how Mexico looks today. Cartels ruled the streets and the Colombian government was powerless to stop them. All of that changed when Colombia partnered with the United States. They utilized our intelligence and military capabilities to take down the cartels and end their reign of terror. That partnership never ended, and transitioned to “Plan Colombia” to fight the guerrilla insurgencies. Colombia is now one of the most successful countries in South America, and American support played a huge role in that success. We could use that same model in Mexico to wipe out the cartels which are responsible for so much damage — human trafficking, more than 70,000 American deaths from fentanyl every year, and an untold number of murders of Mexican citizens. As the Chairman of the Congressional Task Force to Combat Mexican Drug Cartels, part of my mission is to persuade the Mexican government to simply ask for the support of the U.S. military. My message to President AMLO is this: let us help you defeat these cartels once and for all. We have the resources and capabilities. We have to act now, before more innocent people get killed. Your country is on the line. SHOP THE CRENSHAW WORKOUT APPAREL LINE ON SOCIAL MEDIA NEWS National Review: National Archives Confirms Existence of 5,400 Emails, Records Containing Alleged VP Biden Pseudonyms ABC: Three new cartel fentanyl fugitives on feds most wanted list from Los Chapitos The Hill: Key Inflation measure rises as income decelerated in July That’s it for this week’s campaign brief. Thanks for reading and have a great Labor Day Weekend! In Service, Dan Crenshaw Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up here to get the latest updates on the fight in Washington direct from me. Any questions, comments, or concerns? Simply reply to this email or give Team Crenshaw a call at 281-888-4016. These updates are only possible with the generous gift of supporters like you! 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