OOIDA is calling on us again to do what we can to stop the Mexican trucks from taking jobs in the states. Do your part and make some calls.
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President Obama’s Trade Representative and other public officials need to hear from you!
Last week Ron Kirk, the United States Trade Representative (USTR), traveled south of the border to meet with Mexico’s Economy Minister. During a press conference after their meeting USTR Kirk told reporters that he is committed to resolving the cross-border trucking dispute with Mexico and the Mexican Economy Secretary said a solution "will surely occur this year."
In previous correspondence with lawmakers, USTR Kirk has repeatedly indicated that in his opinion the only clear solution to the Mexican trucking dispute is “pursuing with Mexico a new cross-border trucking program.” At the press conference last week USTR Kirk said, “President Obama has now asked our Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and myself and our Secretary of Commerce to begin a dialogue with Congress to better understand their concerns so we can come up with a sensible program.”
Next month marks the one year anniversary of the tariffs that Mexico imposed on some American exports for our government not allowing Mexican trucks to have access to highways throughout the US. Those tariffs will expire on March 18 and Mexico has threatened to not only renew the tariffs, but even expand them to more American exports.
Mexico’s tariffs have already caused some American agricultural and manufacturing interests to join big shippers in pushing for opening the border to Mexican truckers. The Obama Administration and some folks in Congress are showing signs that they may cave in to the pressure from those interests.
Instead of bowing to Mexico, the US Trade Representative needs to be standing up for US jobs and American interests! Congressional leaders whose constituents were targeted by the Mexican tariffs have repeatedly called on USTR Kirk to fight back and challenge those tariffs, but so far the USTR has refused to do so.
The US Trade Representative and other public officials need to hear from you, your family members and your fellow truckers.
They need to hear how US-based truckers and their families will be impacted by an open border for trucks and drivers from Mexico. For example, they need to hear how truckers in the U.S. must contend with an ever increasing burden of safety, security and environmental regulations and that those regulations significantly increase your cost of operations. They need to know that Mexico-domiciled trucking companies and drivers do not contend with similar regulations or regulatory compliance costs in their home country.
If proponents of cross-border trucking with Mexico have their way, the jobs of all U.S.-based long-haul truckers will be in serious jeopardy.
Please call, write, fax the US Trade Representative and other public officials and make your voice heard!
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative:
USTR’s Intergovernmental Affairs & Public Liaison office: (202) 395-6120
FAX: (202) 395-3692
U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk
Office of the United States Trade Representative
600 17th Street NW
Washington, DC 20508
U.S. Department of Commerce:
Secretary Gary Locke
U.S. Department of Commerce
1401 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20230
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (202) 482-2000
International Trade Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce
1401 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20230
Phone: (800) 872-8723
U.S. Department of Transportation:
Secretary Ray LaHood
Office of the Secretary of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Suite W60-300
Washington, DC 20590
Congress:
To call your 2 Senators and your Representative in the House, call the U.S. Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121, provide the operator with your home zip code. The operator will connect you with the offices of your elected representatives.
To write and/or fax to your Senators:
U.S. Senate: Senators Home
To write and/or fax to your U.S. Representative:
https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml
President Obama:
Contact the White House | The White House
Comments: (202) 456-1111
FAX: (202) 456-2461
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
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President Obama’s Trade Representative and other public officials need to hear from you!
Last week Ron Kirk, the United States Trade Representative (USTR), traveled south of the border to meet with Mexico’s Economy Minister. During a press conference after their meeting USTR Kirk told reporters that he is committed to resolving the cross-border trucking dispute with Mexico and the Mexican Economy Secretary said a solution "will surely occur this year."
In previous correspondence with lawmakers, USTR Kirk has repeatedly indicated that in his opinion the only clear solution to the Mexican trucking dispute is “pursuing with Mexico a new cross-border trucking program.” At the press conference last week USTR Kirk said, “President Obama has now asked our Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and myself and our Secretary of Commerce to begin a dialogue with Congress to better understand their concerns so we can come up with a sensible program.”
Next month marks the one year anniversary of the tariffs that Mexico imposed on some American exports for our government not allowing Mexican trucks to have access to highways throughout the US. Those tariffs will expire on March 18 and Mexico has threatened to not only renew the tariffs, but even expand them to more American exports.
Mexico’s tariffs have already caused some American agricultural and manufacturing interests to join big shippers in pushing for opening the border to Mexican truckers. The Obama Administration and some folks in Congress are showing signs that they may cave in to the pressure from those interests.
Instead of bowing to Mexico, the US Trade Representative needs to be standing up for US jobs and American interests! Congressional leaders whose constituents were targeted by the Mexican tariffs have repeatedly called on USTR Kirk to fight back and challenge those tariffs, but so far the USTR has refused to do so.
The US Trade Representative and other public officials need to hear from you, your family members and your fellow truckers.
They need to hear how US-based truckers and their families will be impacted by an open border for trucks and drivers from Mexico. For example, they need to hear how truckers in the U.S. must contend with an ever increasing burden of safety, security and environmental regulations and that those regulations significantly increase your cost of operations. They need to know that Mexico-domiciled trucking companies and drivers do not contend with similar regulations or regulatory compliance costs in their home country.
If proponents of cross-border trucking with Mexico have their way, the jobs of all U.S.-based long-haul truckers will be in serious jeopardy.
Please call, write, fax the US Trade Representative and other public officials and make your voice heard!
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative:
USTR’s Intergovernmental Affairs & Public Liaison office: (202) 395-6120
FAX: (202) 395-3692
U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk
Office of the United States Trade Representative
600 17th Street NW
Washington, DC 20508
U.S. Department of Commerce:
Secretary Gary Locke
U.S. Department of Commerce
1401 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20230
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (202) 482-2000
International Trade Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce
1401 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20230
Phone: (800) 872-8723
U.S. Department of Transportation:
Secretary Ray LaHood
Office of the Secretary of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Suite W60-300
Washington, DC 20590
Congress:
To call your 2 Senators and your Representative in the House, call the U.S. Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121, provide the operator with your home zip code. The operator will connect you with the offices of your elected representatives.
To write and/or fax to your Senators:
U.S. Senate: Senators Home
To write and/or fax to your U.S. Representative:
https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml
President Obama:
Contact the White House | The White House
Comments: (202) 456-1111
FAX: (202) 456-2461
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
