Posted on 07/04/2007 4:33:00 AM PDT by Man50D
More than 100 members of the U.S. House of Representatives have written to President Bush, asking him why the Department of Transportation apparently is ignoring what the legislators want.
The issue was raised by U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., who circulated the letter dealing with plans to hurry along with a "demonstration" project to allow Mexican truckers access to U.S. roads. Specifically, the letter raised concerns about federal agency actions – apparently despite what Congress wrote into the law.
"The U.S. Congress and the American people seriously question the ability of Mexican motor carriers and drivers to adhere to our country's strict safety rules, as well as the administration's preparedness and willingness to ensure Mexican truck drivers obey our homeland security and immigration rules," said the letter.
"As such, Congress mobilized to speak against it. Congress had already passed H.R. 1773, the 'Safe American Roads Act of 2007,' which passed overwhelmingly 411-3, and related language in P.L. 110-28, the FY07 supplemental appropriations act. Both pieces of legislation provided strict measures to ensure that the Department of Transportation and the pilot program would adhere to security guidelines and that an independent panel would assess their progress in ensuring American safety," the letter continued.
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Please don't take a hit here, this is an honest question.
Have you ever really thought about this? Do you really believe this is due to Bush's attentive leadership?
If this were true, it would be the only area where he has shown competency or that he wants to protect this country.
In fact, with open borders it is impossible to prevent such attacks.
There's an elephant in this room that no one can see.
Just my opinion.
Have you heard of the Patriot Act or the so called domestic spying operation, or the proactive preemptive attacks on the Middle East breeding grounds, or the detention center outside the US called Gitmo, or..... need I go on.
Dittos.
We need to stop this just like we stopped amnesty. The elite have forgotten how it feels to face the wrath of the little people.
The issue was raised by U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., who circulated the letter dealing with plans to hurry along with a "demonstration" project to allow Mexican truckers access to U.S. roads.
bumPing!
Bush should save us all that...and just RESIGN...NOW!
BTTT!
you mean the sell-out America firsters? It's not "free enterprise" when Mexicans are given special considerations, exemptions, and the like....you think that's "free enterprise"? It's not "free trade" when there's not "equal competition". When one group has to spend extra money to comply with laws, and another group doesn't have to even come close the the minimum bar set....that's highway robbery. And, this government is putting American lives at risk by having people driving in our country who 1) can't read English signs; 2) are not driving trucks which meet safety standards; 3) have not had background checks or their cargoes checked to ensure that criminal THUGS, gangs, rapists, drug dealers aren't in their trucks. Their trucks will be "checked" on "sovereign Mexican soil within the U.S."
perfect!
“114 congressmen: Why is DOT ignoring law?”
Who heads up the DOT?
Who does that person answer to?
That should answer that question quite easily.
Oh, but it is EXACTLY a part of this.
That, and the NAU.
please put me on your ping list; thanks.
Bump!!
What? Getting rid of the Department of Transportation?
EXACTLY!
This TTC and DOT programs were “not” put up for a vote, it was enacted under the cover of back room politics.
Nope, and they have no plans to do so....their plans are to shove this down our throats so they can shoot us in our backs.
One of which he takes little credit for...as Harriet Meirs would have been sitting on the bench.
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