Omnibus bill terminates Bush administration program to give Mexican trucks wider access to U.S. roads
Wide access to U.S. roads granted to Mexican trucks in NAFTA would be terminated. Critics cite safety concerns, but a spokesman for the Mexican Embassy calls it ‘protectionism, plain and simple.’
(Source: LA Times)
A $410-billion spending bill that passed the Senate on a voice vote Tuesday would end funding for the cross-border trucking program, one of the most contentious issues to arise out of the 1993 North American Free Trade Agreement. The House approved the spending measure last month.
Critics of the cross-border program — including the Teamsters and lawmakers from both parties — have expressed concern about the safety of Mexican trucks.
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