July 17, 2020 5:30PM ET

Is Mexican Trucking Harming US Industry? USITC Needs $2.75M to Find Out

USITC asked Congressional appropriators for $2.75 million to implement the USMCA and see if Mexican cross-border carriers harm US trucking. — A truck drives out the Mexican transport custom of Otay after crossing into Mexico from the United States in Tijuana, Mexico.

CREDIT: AP Photo/Guillermo Arias

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) sent a letter to Congressional appropriators on Wednesday seeking a $2.75 million increase to its fiscal year 2020 funding level for the implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), if Congress enacts a continuing budget resolution for fiscal year 2021. The USMCA, which entered into force on July 1,…

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