Congressman Vicente Gonzalez | Wikipedia
Congressman Vicente Gonzalez | Wikipedia
Brownsville, Texas – On Thursday, May 4, 2023, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) sent a letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott demanding answers in regards to the Texas Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) new commercial vehicle inspection regime at the Veterans International Bridge at Los Tomates and the Free Trade International Bridge at Los Indios—located solely in the 34th Congressional District of Texas.
In the letter Congressman Gonzalez stated:
“Your catastrophic policies requiring additional and unnecessary inspections in April of 2022, cost the state of Texas an estimated $477 million per day. Our communities should not have to pay the price of your failure. The efficient flow of cross-border commerce is critical to our nation’s economic stability, and additional, uncoordinated inspections will significantly impact local supply chains in Texas and across the United States. The Veterans International Bridge at Los Tomates and the Free Trade International Bridge at Los Indios, where these inspections are taking place, have already started to see negative impacts on consumers and businesses and are reportedly experiencing eight-to-ten-hour delays. These two ports of entry account for more than $10.5 billion in cross-border commerce annually”
Read the full letter here.
Original source can be found here.
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