- Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States
should not engage in the construction of a North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA) Superhighway System or enter into a North... (Introduced in House)
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- 110th CONGRESS
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- 1st Session
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- H. CON. RES. 40
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- Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States
should not engage in the construction of a North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA) Superhighway System or enter into a North American Union with Mexico
and Canada.
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- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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- January 22, 2007
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- Mr. GOODE (for himself, Mr. WAMP, Mr. JONES of North
Carolina, Mr. PAUL, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. DUNCAN, and Ms. FOXX) submitted the
following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction
of the committee concerned
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- CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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- Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States
should not engage in the construction of a North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA) Superhighway System or enter into a North American Union with Mexico
and Canada.
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- Whereas the United States Departments of State, Commerce,
and Homeland Security participated in the formation of the Security and
Prosperity Partnership (SPP) on March 23, 2005, representing a tri-lateral
agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico designed, among
other things, to facilitate common regulatory schemes between these countries;
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- Whereas reports issued by the SPP indicate that it has
implemented regulatory changes among the three countries that circumvent
United States trade, transportation, homeland security, and border security
functions and that the SPP will continue to do so in the future;
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- Whereas the actions taken by the SPP to coordinate border
security by eliminating obstacles to migration between Mexico and the United
States actually makes the United States-Mexico border less secure because
Mexico is the primary source country of illegal immigrants into the United
States;
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- Whereas according to the Department of Commerce, United
States trade deficits with Mexico and Canada have significantly increased
since the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA);
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- Whereas the economic and physical security of the United
States is impaired by the potential loss of control of its borders attendant
to the full operation of NAFTA and the SPP;
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- Whereas the regulatory and border security changes implemented
and proposed by the SPP violate and threaten United States sovereignty;
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- Whereas a NAFTA Superhighway System from the west coast
of Mexico through the United States and into Canada has been suggested
as part of a North American Union to facilitate trade between the SPP countries;
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- Whereas the State of Texas has already begun planning
of the Trans-Texas Corridor, a major multi-modal transportation project
beginning at the United States-Mexico border, which would serve as an initial
section of a NAFTA Superhighway System;
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- Whereas it could be particularly difficult for Americans
to collect insurance from Mexican companies which employ Mexican drivers
involved in accidents in the United States, which would likely increase
the insurance rates for American drivers;
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- Whereas future unrestricted foreign trucking into the
United States can pose a safety hazard due to inadequate maintenance and
inspection, and can act collaterally as a conduit for the entry into the
United States of illegal drugs, illegal human smuggling, and terrorist
activities; and
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- Whereas a NAFTA Superhighway System would likely include
funds from foreign consortiums and be controlled by foreign management,
which threatens the sovereignty of the United States: Now, therefore, be
it
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- Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That--
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- (1) the United States should not engage in the construction
of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Superhighway System;
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- (2) the United States should not allow the Security and
Prosperity Partnership (SPP) to implement further regulations that would
create a North American Union with Mexico and Canada; and
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- (3) the President of the United States should indicate
strong opposition to these acts or any other proposals that threaten the
sovereignty of the United States.
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