PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 3279 PRINTER'S NO. 3585
No. 612 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY SURRA, PYLE, J. WHITE, GIBBONS, BELFANTI, BARRAR,
BISHOP, BRENNAN, BUXTON, CASORIO, COHEN, DeLUCA, DeWEESE,
GINGRICH, GRUCELA, HARKINS, HESS, JAMES, JOSEPHS, KIRKLAND,
KORTZ, KOTIK, KULA, LEVDANSKY, LONGIETTI, MARSHALL,
McILVAINE SMITH, METCALFE, R. MILLER, MUNDY, MURT, MUSTIO,
O'NEILL, PASHINSKI, PAYNE, PETRONE, READSHAW, REICHLEY,
ROHRER, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI, SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY, WALKO,
WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, HORNAMAN, BENNINGHOFF, THOMAS, MYERS
AND FREEMAN, FEBRUARY 28, 2008
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, APRIL 8, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Memorializing the United States Secretary of Transportation to
2 desist from allowing Mexican trucks and drivers into the <--
3 United States.
4 WHEREAS, Federal law, enacted by the Congress of the United
5 States effective December 26, 2007, prohibits funding for the
6 pilot program endorsed by President George W. Bush to allow
7 Mexican trucks to cross the southern border and travel into the
8 United States; and
9 WHEREAS, Without this funding, the pilot program is, in
10 effect, prohibited by Congress; and
11 WHEREAS, The Senate of the United States voted down the pilot
12 program's funding by 75 to 23 and the vote in the House of
13 Representatives of the United States was 411 to 3 against the
14 funding; and, AND VARIOUS PLAINTIFFS REPRESENTING THE TRUCKING <--
1 INDUSTRY HAVE ARGUED IN A LAWSUIT BEFORE THE UNITED STATES COURT
2 OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT THAT THE CONTINUATION OF THE
3 PROGRAM IS IN VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008 OMNIBUS
4 SPENDING BILL; AND
5 WHEREAS, In spite of Congress's actions, the Secretary of
6 Transportation continues to allow Mexican trucks and drivers to <--
7 cross the Mexican-United States border; and
8 WHEREAS, The Secretary of Transportation's action elevates <--
9 the danger of entry into the United States by terrorists and
10 IMPACTS UPON ENVIRONMENT AND diminishes the safety of United <--
11 States motorists on our highways; therefore be it
12 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
13 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania memorialize the United States
14 Secretary of Transportation to desist from allowing Mexican
15 trucks and drivers into the United States; and be it further <--
16 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
17 the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, THE PENNSYLVANIA <--
18 CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION AND THE Honorable Mary Peters,
19 Secretary of Transportation, United States Department of
20 Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
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