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Transportation Chief * USA - Thinks stimulus spending has been up to speed
LaHood said the department has developed a Mexican truck program
Washington,DC,USA -Government Executive/Congress Daily, by Otto Kreisher -May 22, 2009: -- Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood, Thursday said his department is approving stimulus act funds twice as fast as its normal programs and has released nearly $13 billion "that puts wages in people's pockets and gives hope to struggling families and communities."... At a National Press Club speech, LaHood said that despite concerns that the department's share of the stimulus funds was moving too slowly, "every project we announce is an immediate signal for states to advertise contracts and for contractors to begin hiring workers and ordering materials like steel and asphalt."... LaHood was also asked about another sensitive issue, a program to allow Mexican trucks to operate further from the border than has been previously allowed... LaHood said the department has developed a Mexican truck program that he believes will satisfy the members of Congress who used a supplemental funding bill to block the plan, first designed by the Bush administration. He noted that allowing Mexican trucks to carry cargo well north of the border was part of the North American Free Trade Agreement, and suggested the tariffs on U.S. products that Mexico imposed in retaliation is having an effect. He said there was "a good chance" he could get the truck program reinstated "in a way that meets Congress' concerns."...
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