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MEXICANS' TRUCKS DEBATE * USA
* House votes to end Mexican truck program
Washington,DC,USA -Reuters, reporting by John Crawley, editing by Vicki Allen -Sep 9, 2008: -- The U.S. House of Representatives defied a White House veto threat on Tuesday by voting to end a controversial pilot program that gives long-haul commercial trucks from Mexico full access to U.S. highways... The bill, approved 395-18, would reverse a decision by the Transportation Department to continue the program, which was begun last year under NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement... The Senate has yet to take action on the issue and unless Senate leaders can garner a veto-proof two-thirds vote against the program it appeared set to continue... Still, the Mexican Embassy in Washington said it was "deeply concerned" about the House vote and welcomed the administration's intention to veto the measure... "Mexico has fulfilled its NAFTA obligations and expects the U.S. do the same. Should the bill be enacted into law, the government of Mexico will consider taking all the appropriate actions, including remedies or countermeasures under the North American Free Trade Agreement," the embassy statement said... The White House, in a statement earlier in the day warning that senior advisers would recommend a veto, said U.S. and Mexican officials had "effectively addressed" any safety concerns. The White House also said terminating the program would damage trade with Mexico as well as hurt U.S. trucking firms participating in the program...
* USA - Teamster Action: Help Stop Unsafe Mexican Trucks!
eMail: Alert from the Teamsters
USA -Jason Gooljar -September 9th, 2008: -- Share and Enjoy: "We need your help! Today the U.S. House of Representatives will consider H.R. 6630, a bill that would prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from allowing unsafe Mexican trucks to cross beyond the borders of the currently permitted commercial zone unless Congress authorizes it. This important piece of legislation would put a stop to the dangerous Mexican truck pilot program that the Department of Transportation (DOT) has been operating despite Congress already passing a law last year that made it illegal to do so.... A clear message needs to be sent to the DOT that they are not above the law and that allowing Mexican trucks and drivers onto our nation’s highways that are not held to the same safety standards as our own trucks and drivers is completely unacceptable. The passage of H.R. 6630 will send that message. Please take the time to send an e-mail to your representative today and urge him or her to vote for H.R. 6630"
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