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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush

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To: Tom Clarke who wrote (3805)6/27/2001 9:53:52 AM
From: jttmab  Read Replies (1) of 93284
 
In your opinion, do you think that the GOP controlled House is against free trade?

From the AP Wires...

Bush Handed Setback on Mexico Trade
by ALAN FRAM
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush suffered an embarrassing setback in his drive for freer trade with Mexico with a House vote to limit Mexican truckers' access to U.S. roads. But lawmakers predicted the restrictions will be eased before becoming law.

In a move that surprised the Teamsters union and business interests on either side of the issue, the House voted 285-143 on Tuesday to bar the Transportation Department from issuing safety permits that would let Mexican trucks operate throughout the United States.

The Senate has yet to vote on the issue.

As part of the 8-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement, Bush had announced plans to let Mexican trucks begin making deliveries throughout this country starting next January. They currently are restricted to a narrow commercial zone just north of the Mexican border.......

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