House Votes To End Cross-Border Program, Again

[RedRollingRoadblock]

The U.S. House of Representatives late Tuesday passed a bill that would immediately end the controversial Mexican cross-border truck pilot program.

The White House has threatened to veto the measure, saying that U.S. and Mexican officials have already addressed safety concerns and that cutting off the program would damage trade with Mexico and hurt U.S. trucking companies participating in the program.

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I wonder how long until the crooked SOB's in the current administration try to work around this bill like the last one, or was it two?

[Cerberus_Kelpie]

The White House has threatened to veto the measure, saying that U.S. and Mexican officials have already addressed safety concerns and that cutting off the program would damage trade with Mexico and hurt U.S. trucking companies participating in the program.

The action followed the Bush administration's decision this summer to extend the year-long program for another two years.

The program is designed to let up to 100 Mexican and U.S. carriers provide long-haul trucking north and south of the border to see if the FMCSA's safety control system will work. There are currently 27 Mexican carriers running 90 trucks and 10 U.S. carriers running 52 trucks in the program.
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Yep, eliminating that program will certainly hurt the U. S. A. and Mexico.
Does the FMCSAs safety control system work now??

[CDL holder]

The vote numbers appear to be more than enough to override a veto if one should come.