USA Today: Small Border Crossings to Get Big Share of Funds
From USA Today:
Millions of dollars in stimulus funds will pay to upgrade little-used border crossings, including one that handled just two cars a day last year, while many of the nation's busiest entry points will get nothing, a USA TODAY analysis shows. Trade advocates are assailing the plan, saying money should go to busy border crossings to ease congestion and boost commerce. "If we can move traffic much quicker, we're stimulating the economy," said Douglas Doan of the Border Trade Alliance advocacy group. "If you put your funding at ports of entry that have almost no trade, then you're getting no return."
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President Barack Obama, October 11, 2010 Get The Facts
"There is no reason why the world's best infrastructure should lie beyond our borders. This is America. We've always had the best infrastructure. This is work that needs to be done." – President Barack Obama
