OOIDA National Call to Action – NAFTA

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President Obama and officials in his Administration need to hear from you TODAY!

This Sunday (August 9) President Obama will be travelling to the city of Guadalajara in Mexico to meet with Mexican President Felipe Calderon and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on matters related to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

A Mexican official told Reuters news service last night that Calderon plans to pressure President Obama to move forward with opening U.S. roads to Mexico-domiciled trucking companies and truck drivers.

Recent statements by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and other officials indicate that the Administration is already on the verge of giving in to pressure from Mexico and the multi-national corporations behind the push for Mexican trucks in the U.S.

President Obama and officials in his Administration need to hear from you, your family members and your fellow truckers as none of the safety or security issues have been resolved on either side of the border!

Call, write, fax to the offices below TODAY and TOMORROW!

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative:

USTR’s Intergovernmental Affairs & Public Liaison office:  (202) 395-6120
FAX:  (202) 395-3692

Office of the United States Trade Representative
600 17th Street NW
Washington, DC 20208

President Obama:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

Comments:  (202) 456-1111
FAX:  (202) 456-2461

The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC   20500

U.S. Department of Transportation:

Phone:  (202) 366-4000

Secretary Ray LaHood
Office of the Secretary of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC   20590

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Suite W60-300
Washington, DC   20590

Congress:

To call your 2 Senators and your Representative in the House, call the U.S. Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121, provide the operator with your home zip code. The operator will connect you with the offices of your elected representatives.

To write and/or fax to your Senators:
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

To write and/or fax to your U.S. Representative:
https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml

*You are also welcome to call OOIDA at (800) 444-5791. Association staff will be happy to help put you in touch with your elected officials in Washington.

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Please call, write, fax to the offices TODAY and TOMORROW!