Mexico May Retaliate if Deal Is Nixed

THE ADMINISTRATION IS STILL PRESSURING Congress not to end a program that lets Mexican trucks without brakes and thin tires shimmy down U.S. streets without limitation. The Mexican government is likely to retaliate with economic sanctions if Congress eliminates the trucking program, which is authorized under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the administration warned.

“Whatever their reason, this is no time to let the politics of pessimism dim the promise of prosperity,â€