Trade News
BTA calls for Mexican government engagement on train disruptions
The BTA strongly supports a multi-modal trade environment, so we are alarmed at delays of northbound trains originating in Mexico that have been boarded by migrants. In our April 29, 2024 letter to the Mexican Ambassador to the U.S., the BTA writes: We urge the Government of Mexico to provide...
Read MoreBorder Trade Alliance encourages action on Rio Grande water allocations
The Border Trade Alliance sent this letter to the Department of State and Department of Agriculture on April 17, 2024, regarding Mexico’s compliance with the 1944 treaty between our two countries on the tributaries that flow into the Rio Grande, encouraging the organizations to take immediate...
Read MoreBorder 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.
Read MoreBorder Trade Alliance statement on visit to border by President Biden and former President Trump
WASHINGTON – Border Trade Alliance Chairman Lance Jungmeyer and BTA President Ms. Britton Mullen released the following statement regarding today’s visit to the border by President Biden and former President Trump: BTA President Britton Mullen: “We are pleased that the president and former...
Read MoreBTA 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 colleagues to avoid a funding lapse. Under a government shutdown, CBP officers and Border Patrol...
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