The Border Trade Alliance is cheering the inclusion of language in the National Defense Authorization Act conference report that will streamline the process that determines whether a presidential permit will be issued for international bridge projects.
The Border Trade Alliance joined peer organizations across the trade, transportation, and logistics sectors in urging Congress to pass the Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act, legislation that would streamline the background check process required for workers to secure their TWIC and HME.
The Border Trade Alliance appointed four new board members at its fall board meeting last week in Tubac, Arizona.
The Border Trade Alliance in November 2023 sent this […]
Shipping delays put upward pressure on costs, which will only harm Texas consumers and degrade the state’s standing as a trade leader.
The BTA on September 25, 2023 sent a letter to Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy warning how a government shutdown would negatively affect the border.
In comments submitted to the Department of Commerce, the BTA reiterates its position that "the negative consequences of termination would be dramatic, costing jobs, raising consumer prices, reducing variety, disrupting cross-border supply chains, undermining the USMCA and seriously degrading the U.S.-Mexico binational relationship."
In a letter sent Sept. 21, 2023 to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the Border Trade Alliance urged the secretary to quickly open a dialogue with his counterpart in Mexico to address the worsening situation at the United States-Mexico border, where a recent surge of migrants has resulted in closures of critical trade arteries.
The BTA in this July 2023 policy brief outlines why the Biden administration should reject calls from a small but vocal group of Florida special interests to adopt a protectionist trade policy and should instead support lower prices and greater consumer choice by maintaining the 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement.
The Border Trade Alliance is urging Congress to adopt as an amendment to the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act the Securing America's Ports of Entry Act.