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  • Sen. Dorgan Sees (2009) End for Cross Border (NAFTA Mexican Trucking) Program

    12/04/2008 9:55:13 PM PST · by flattorney · 10 replies · 889+ views
    Traffic World ^ | November 14, 2008 | Ari Natter
    The Obama Administration will end the Department of Transportation's cross border trucking program, Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., a staunch opponent of the project, predicted Friday. "Both President-elect Obama and Vice-President-elect Biden voted to end the program in 2007, and it is expected that the new administration will uphold the intent of Congress and shut down the program in 2009," Dorgan said in a statement. The program, which allows trucks from the United States and Mexico to drive beyond commercial border zones is part of the North American Free Trade Agreement but has garnered bi-partisan criticism from lawmakers and others on...