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LaHood Overhauling Mexican Truck Program

June 2nd, 2009 · 17 Comments

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told a National Press Club gathering May 21 that his plan to overhaul the controversial Mexican truck demonstration program is now being vetted by the White House and has the support of “a number of members of Congress.”  If he gets his way, Mexican tractor-trailer rigs will soon be crossing our [...]

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President Urged to Promote English

May 5th, 2008 · No Comments

ProEnglish, an Arlington, Va.-based national organization that advocates for official English, released a letter to President Bush today, urging him to order U.S. Department of Transportation to stop allowing Mexican truck drivers involved in the NAFTA demonstration project to demonstrate their “proficiency in English” by answering questions in Spanish.
ProEnglish and the Washington D.C.-based Eagle Forum [...]

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