House overwhelmingly votes to put restrictions on Mexican trucks on U.S. highways

[GeneCosta]

ASHINGTON – The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to delay a Bush administration plan to allow Mexican trucks full access to U.S. highways.

The trucks would have to be declared safe first, the lawmakers said, and Mexico would have to give U.S. truckers the same access south of the border.

The House voted 411-3 to approve a three-year Department of Transportation pilot program that would restrict opening the border to 100 carriers based in Mexico. They would be allowed to use a maximum of 1,000 vehicles under the pilot program.

The Bush administration wanted to start a pilot program this year that would run for a year before fully opening the border to Mexican trucks.

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[Booko]

Jaded as I am, I have to wonder if the real motivation for blocking this didn't have to do with the Teamsters opposing it.

It doesn't seem like the Congress (either party in it) gives a bean about what's actually good for the people they purport to represent.