Byron Dorgan: “In this morning's newspaper there is a story of a great tragedy in Mexico. It says: 37 die in Mexico truck blast…”

“In this morning's newspaper there is a story of a great tragedy in Mexico. It says: 37 die in Mexico truck blast accident. Monterrey, Mexico. Thirty-seven people killed when a truck loaded with explosives crashed into another truck in northern Mexico, Mexican media reported on Monday. About 150 people were injured by the blast, which left a crater of up to 65 feet in diameter in the road. Most of the dead were bystanders, including three newspaper journalists who had rushed to the scene of the crash and the truck exploded, the paper said. That area is a mining State where explosives are used in the coal industry. Why is that something I raise today? Well, we also had something that happened last week that was pretty unbelievable. The inspector general issued a report, and the report is titled: 'Issues Pertaining to the Proposed NAFTA Cross-Border Trucking Demonstration Project.' What this means is they have issued a report on whether we ought to allow long-haul Mexican trucks to come into this country and begin trucking in our country. Well, we then have an accident in Mexico of two trucks.”