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Grace Napolitano: Should our Government prohibit transshipment of goods through Mexico and Canada coming to the U.S., since they do not…

On the recordOctober 25, 2011
Should our Government prohibit transshipment of goods through Mexico and Canada coming to the U.S., since they do not have the same security, the same safety, and environment regulations that we have at our ports?
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Grace Napolitano
Democratic · California

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Napolitano questions the security of cargo transshipment through Mexico and Canada.

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