Thread: Lobbying Effort to Help Mexican Vehicles Keep on Trucking

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March 22, 2009 - 8:30 a.m.

Lobbying Effort to Help Mexican Vehicles Keep on Trucking

By Colby Itkowitz, CQ Staff

In the current economy, probably the last thing U.S. businesses want to deal with are slower sales but it looks like the roads not traveled by Mexican trucks have the potential to pull down those profits.

So a number of business groups are mobilizing a lobbying initiative to revive a program allowing Mexican truckers on U.S. highways, and in turn, reverse retaliatory tariffs that Mexico slapped on U.S. products this week.

Congress included language in the recent omnibus spending law (PL 111-8) to shut down a Bush administration pilot program that allowed approved Mexican trucking companies to send their vehicles beyond a narrow border zone.

Mexico complained that the action violated the requirements of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA, PL 103‑182) and imposed duties of 10 percent to 40 percent on U.S. goods.

The National Pork Producers Council is rallying groups representing textile and apparel makers, farm producers, and other industries that export goods to Mexico for a strategy session March 23 to devise a plan for lobbying Congress and the Obama administration on the issue.

“It’s a huge deal,â€

I sent an e-mail to ooida owner and operator drivers website last week and told them about this. Can someone let the union truck drivers know. I don't know how to get word to the teamsters.

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/ameri ... nnSTCVideo

11 dead in bus crash 0:45
At least 10 passengers from the U.S. and Canada were among 11 people killed in a bus wreck with a tractor-trailer in northeast Mexico

AND who wants this on our roads?

Congressman Flake Introduces Legislation on Mexican Trucks
Legislation Will Bring U.S. in Compliance with NAFTA

Related Documents

Congressman Flake's Letter to President Obama Regarding Mexican Trucks
ttp://flake.house.gov/UploadedFiles/obamaletter.pdf

Washington, D.C., Mar 19 - Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents Arizona’s Sixth District, today introduced legislation to bring the U.S. into compliance with the North American Free Trade Agreement by continuing the U.S./Mexico Cross-Border Land Transportation Demonstration Program.

H.R. 1611 would repeal language included in the FY09 omnibus spending bill that prohibits funding for the demonstration program.

“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 fewer than 100 trucks from Mexico into the country,â€

Don't EVER give them the Opportunity to TAKE AWAY American Truck Driving Jobs to Another Nation EVER AGAIN ... EVER

So What's the Abomination's next Plan... take Billions of US TAX PAYER Dollars and Buy a Fleet of Brand New Trucks MADE AND BUILT IN MEXICO and give them to Mexico to bring them up to par with US DOT Highway standards

seems to be par for the course for this corrupt government... the People have again spoken "SHUT THIS GOOFY PROGRAM DOWN"

we dont care about tarriffs ... we can add our own or bar ALL Mexican Trucks from the 25 mile barrier ... Matter of fact it's time for the US to find a NEW Trade Partner

"The tariffs, which took effect March 18, cover about 90 U.S. products, as varied as Christmas trees, pet food, beer and onions. The higher price of shipping U.S. products is expected to slow sales in Mexico.

"For example, Mexican shoppers will now find American wines to be 20 percent more expensive and grapes 40 percent more expensive than they were earlier this week, said Carlos Angulo-Parra, a member of the Border Trade Alliance, a group created to address key issues affecting trade and economic development in North America.

"“Mexican consumers can choose between other products coming from Europe and China,â€

I sent the article about the pot in the spinach cans, and the 75 illegals found in the back of a truck to Dorgan