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.
The Border Trade Alliance in July 2023 supports the adoption of an amendment in the annual National Defense Authorization Act that would streamline the approval of Presidential Permits necessary for the construction of international bridges.
The Border Trade Alliance sent this letter to Sen. Ted Cruz applauding his efforts to pass legislation that would streamline the issuance of Presidential Permits necessary for the construction of international bridges.
On June 21, 2023, the Border Trade Alliance and Wilson […]
The Border Trade Alliance wrote to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to once again share our opposition to his administration's truck inspections that are duplicative and disruptive to cross-border commerce.
Legislation by Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema and Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford, S. 243, gives the Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) the authority to make repairs under a certain dollar value without involving GSA.