Here's something that should be important to all of us.
CALL-TO-ACTION - National
As you may recall, just before Congress adjourned for their annual August recess the House Transportation committee passed HR 6630, a bill that will require the immediate termination of the DOT's crossborder trucking pilot program with Mexico and revoke the DOT's ability to grant Mexico-domiciled carriers authority to operate beyond commercial zones without Congressional approval.
As you know, the DOT was supposed to conclude that pilot program after one year (on September 6), but decided to go back on its word and again defy Congress by extending the program for another two years.
Congress reconvenes today and HR6630 is scheduled to be voted on by the full House of Representatives tomorrow.
It will be brought up as a suspension bill. In other words, to hurry the bill through, the House will suspend normal procedural rules for the bill. The catch is that for the bill to pass, more than two-thirds of the lawmakers voting must vote for it.
Please contact your Congressman or Congresswoman TODAY to tell them to vote for HR 6630.
To contact your lawmaker in the House of Representatives, call the U.S. Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121, provide the operator with your home zip code and they will connect you with his or her office.
CALL-TO-ACTION - National
As you may recall, just before Congress adjourned for their annual August recess the House Transportation committee passed HR 6630, a bill that will require the immediate termination of the DOT's crossborder trucking pilot program with Mexico and revoke the DOT's ability to grant Mexico-domiciled carriers authority to operate beyond commercial zones without Congressional approval.
As you know, the DOT was supposed to conclude that pilot program after one year (on September 6), but decided to go back on its word and again defy Congress by extending the program for another two years.
Congress reconvenes today and HR6630 is scheduled to be voted on by the full House of Representatives tomorrow.
It will be brought up as a suspension bill. In other words, to hurry the bill through, the House will suspend normal procedural rules for the bill. The catch is that for the bill to pass, more than two-thirds of the lawmakers voting must vote for it.
Please contact your Congressman or Congresswoman TODAY to tell them to vote for HR 6630.
To contact your lawmaker in the House of Representatives, call the U.S. Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121, provide the operator with your home zip code and they will connect you with his or her office.
