[HR-1611] Bill introduced in Congress to Amend FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
Posted on Mar 22, 2009
in Cross Border Program, NAFTA, News & Views by PMC
From the most unlikely of corners, American heroes and Patriots emerge.
Rep. Jeff Flake , R-Ariz., introduced legislation March 19 (HR 1611) that would restart the pilot truck program. He said that would bring the United States into compliance with NAFTA.
“It defies logic that the U.S. would risk a trade war during a recession with our third-largest trading partner just because we refuse to allow less than 100 trucks from Mexico into the country,” Flake said in a statement.
He also sent a letter to President Obama offering to help him put the program back together. Obama has said he is interested in revisiting a cross-border trucking program to honor NAFTA. The president is planning a trip to Mexico in mid-April, where he is expected to discuss the topic.
The bill was immediately assigned to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
It’s a very simple bill, explicit in it’s wording.
To amend the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 to repeal a provision prohibiting the use of funds for a cross-border motor carrier demonstration program to allow Mexican-domiciled motor carriers to operate beyond the commercial zones along the international border between the United States and Mexico.
We’ll see what happens. I think the outcome will be much different than before when Byron Dorgan, in cahoots with Oberstar and Defazio, slipped Section 136 in below the radar.
Meanwhile, as we keep an eye on the pulse of America regarding this issue, the editorial and opinions in newspapers large and small across the country suggest overwhelming opposition to our violation of the NAFTA accords, especially in light of the superb safety and compliance record exhibited by participants in the Cross Border Demonstration Program from both sides of the border.
Representative Jeff Flake! What a man! What a TRUE PATRIOTIC AMERICAN HERO
This letter was written by Rep. Jeff Flake of Arizona to President Obama advising of introduction of HR1611 and his support of the Mexican Cross Border Program
Tags: cross border trucking, HR161
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