Peter_DeFazio - MEXICAN TRUCKS ENTERING US CONCERN DEMOCRATS IN WASHINGTON

MEXICAN TRUCKS ENTERING US CONCERN DEMOCRATS IN WASHINGTON

Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-OR, speaks against allowing Mexico-domiciled trucks to travel throughout the U.S. in Washington on June 20, 2007. Opponents of the plan say the system lacks safeguards from truck inspection to drug testing of drivers. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)..


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