On Mar 12, 6:18*pm, Don Gabacho > wrote:
> US to reinvent Mexican truck program
> By SUZANNE GAMBOA
> Associated Press
> 2009-03-12 03:50 AM * *
>
> The Obama administration will try to reinvent a program to allow Mexican
> trucks full access to U.S. highways.
>
> A pilot program that allowed a few Mexican trucks beyond a border buffer
> zone died when President Barack Obama signed a sweeping government spending
> bill Wednesday. The bill barred spending on the pilot program.
>
> But an administration spokeswoman says Obama has asked the office of the
> U.S. Trade Representative to work with the Transportation Department, State
> Department and Congress to create a new trucking program.
>
> The U.S. prohibits most Mexican trucks from driving more than about 20
> miles (32 kilometers) beyond the border, or 75 miles (120 kilometers) in
> Arizona. But the U.S. agreed to lift that ban after signing the 1994 North
> American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico.
Obama, just another butt-kissing political hack.
mitch
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