Teamsters Salute House Vote to Delay Unsafe Mexican Trucks Plan

Boyda Bill Would Require Trucks To Meet Safety, Security Standards

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Leslie Miller
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May 15, 2007

(Washington, D.C.) - The Teamsters Union salutes the U.S. House of Representatives for overwhelmingly passing a bill today that would halt the Bush administration’s reckless pilot program to open our highways to unsafe Mexican trucks until U.S. safety and security standards are met. The vote was 411-3.

“This important bill ensures that the American traveling public is protected,â€