Border Trade Alliance urges passage of bill to enhance supply chain security, improve credentialing process
The Border Trade Alliance supports H.R. 5840, the Transportation Security Modernization Act. On Apr. 2, 2024, the BTA sent this letter to the chairman and ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee urging a markup of the bill.
Border Trade Alliance statement on visit to border by President Biden and former President Trump
The BTA on Feb. 29, 2024 issued this statement about President Biden and former President Trump's visit to the Texas-Mexico border.
BTA urges Speaker Mike Johnson to avert government shutdown
With only a week of funding remaining before a partial government shutdown, the Border Trade Alliance on February 26, 2024 sent this letter to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to urge him and his [...]
Border Trade Alliance urges GOP governors to work with federal government to secure border, preserve trade and travel
The BTA on Feb. 2, 2024 sent this letter to Republican Governors Association Chairman Bill Lee to urge him and his gubernatorial colleagues to work with the federal government to pursue policies that secure the U.S.-Mexico border and that ensure efficient trade and travel.
BTA seeks meeting with Gov. Abbott as border situation deteriorates, congestion compounds around ports of entry
The Border Trade Alliance on December 29, 2023 sent this letter to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott about his administration's continued enhanced inspections of commercial vehicles entering Texas at Eagle Pass from Mexico
Border Trade Alliance calls on DHS to reopen closed ports in Texas, Ariz. and Calif.
The Border Trade Alliance on December 29, 2023 sent this letter to DHS Sec. Mayorkas urging the federal government to reopen the closed Eagle Pass Bridge I, restore the reduced lane capacity at Bridge II, and reopen the Lukeville, Ariz. port of entry and the PedWest pedestrian facility in San Ysidro, Calif.