VMC: second_quarter 2026 lobbying report

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Lobbying ion support of HR 7084, the Defending American Property Abroad Act, to authorize targeted Coast Guard and maritime enforcement authority to block entry of materials shipped from property seized from US property expropriated by the Mexican government. Lobbying for an amendment to the NDAA that targeted Coast Guard and maritime enforcement authority to block entry of materials shipped from property seized by the Mexican government to force either compensation or a lawful return to operations following Mexico's expropriation of VMC's assets. 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