Transportation Secretary Ray Lahood Wants To Revive Mexican Truck Program

[Mike]

WASHINGTON -- Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood met with lawmakers to hammer out a new program to let Mexican truckers cross the border, but it was unclear whether two leading Democratic opponents would lend their support.
Spokesmen for Rep. James Oberstar (D., Minn.) and Sen. Byron Dorgan (D., N.D.) declined to comment on Tuesday. The two lawmakers are expected to play a main role in determining whether Congress approves a program to give Mexican trucks broad access to U.S. roads. They have consistently opposed such efforts in the past, citing safety concerns.


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Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is pushing to revive a program that lets Mexican trucks deliver goods across the U.S. border as the Obama administration moves to resolve a dispute with its third-largest trading partner.

LaHood is meeting today with Senator Byron Dorgan, a North Dakota Democrat who worked successfully to cut off funding for the program because of what he said was a failure to meet U.S. safety standards. The program is required by the North American Free Trade Agreement with the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

LaHood is in charge of developing a new plan after Mexico last week applied $2.4 billion in tariffs on at least 90 U.S. products in retaliation for the U.S. suspending rules that let some Mexican trucks operate beyond a zone along the countries’ border. Senators including John McCain, an Arizona Republican, and Mel Martinez, a Florida Republican, have said the U.S. should bring back the program, citing economic need.

“What we want to do is to make it a program Congress feels good about,” LaHood told reporters in Washington today. He said he’s going to meet with lawmakers “who have had objections to see what we can do to get a program.”

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[Mike]

Warning, bad things are sneaking in the back door from inside Ray Lahood's pockets, had a feeling this guy couldn't be trusted.

 

[Cerberus]

I can't believe this country is so concerned with kissing mexicos ass. Meixco keeps talking smack and doing things yet the US bends over kissing that ass. I say F'K'M. Let that country fall apart and dry up. Lets stop completly any exports/imports with mexico. Bring back the companies that are there now. And legalize all drugs. Now there F'K'D. And there is nothing they can do but kiss our ass and say sorry , asking for pity.

 

[Mike]

But this is being done to help the United States Economy....... LOL

 

[Cerberus]

But this is being done to help the United States Economy....... LOL

HAHAHA..yeah right, gotchya. and i have swamp land in Amsterdam for sell.

 

[Mike]

HAHAHA..yeah right, gotchya. and i have swamp land in Amsterdam for sell.

Can I get that with an Adjustable Rate Mortgage and make the down payment with my credit card?

 

[Cerberus]

Can I get that with an Adjustable Rate Mortgage and make the down payment with my credit card?

But of course. And bank of america will be the lender. :spend:

 

[SilverSurfer]

Are y'all aware what the percentages of business activity between the three countries in the NAFTA agreement is?...

U.S.: 84%+
Canada: 9%+
Mexico: 6%+

We put well over the majority into NAFTA, and yet our gov't continues to refuse to act in the best interest of American citizens. U.S. buys over 80% of Mexico's exports, and they have the nerve to threaten this type of bs. My question is, how can a corrupt country in turmoil, with only 6%+ of influence in NAFTA, have any bargaining power? Something is seriously wrong here...and our gov't obviously has a bigger agenda.

Here's another thing. Since Mexico is going to put tariff taxes in place...why isn't our gov't recipricating? Could it be that our gov't is answering to a higher power controlling world markets? They sure aren't listening to the American citizens.

Food for thought people...

-ss-

 

[Mike]

Well aware of it. What sucks is that this is never going to go way until Mexican trucks can freely roam the United States, or NAFTA is abolished. The latter isn't happening so it is up to the Citizens of this Country to make sure those trucks aren't roaming our highways until everything is perfectly safe, sound, and fair. (which is basically never, LOL)

 

[Cerberus]

I knew it was a major precentage difference between the 3 but not that much. I stand by original statement and say screw mexico. I saw today china bought more of the american debt. Looks like we could be answering to China for a very long time.

 

[Mike]

Looks like we could be speaking Chinese for a very long time.

Man, I hope not :wtf:

 

[Cerberus]

Man, I hope not :wtf:

+1..................LOL. That was good. Remember the old song (showing age here) from MTV when it was MTV and that song......." I THINK I AM TURNING JAPANESE, I THINK I AM TURNING JAPANESE, I REALLY THINK SO ". Different name but same region/concept and both can be blinded by dental floss.

 

[Mike]

First post updated with another article on the subject. Since this thread was just posted yesterday, figured it was better to update this one than start a new one.