Sens Cruz, Lujan introduce bill to expedite permits for international bridges and ports of entry

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has enactment distant authorities amending the International Bridge Act of 1972 that would ​​expedite the statesmanlike permitting process for each planetary bridges and onshore ports of entry.

The bipartisan measure from Cruz and Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., volition grow connected authorities antecedently written by Cruz and passed into instrumentality that streamlined permits for planetary bridges successful Eagle Pass, Laredo and Brownsville.

The caller measure volition streamline each permits for planetary bridges and ports of entry for Mexico and Canada.

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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has enactment distant authorities amending the International Bridge Act of 1972 that would ​​expedite the statesmanlike permitting process for each planetary bridges and onshore ports of entry. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

In a quality release, Cruz discussed however this caller measure has been a apical precedence for him.

"This measure builds connected and expands our occurrence successful securing statesmanlike permits for 4 large planetary span projects successful South Texas by streamlining the support process for each aboriginal planetary bridges on the Texas–Mexico border," Cruz said successful a quality release.

Cruz strongly urged his colleagues "to walk this measure truthful it tin beryllium sent to the President for signature."

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Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., has co-authored a measure to expedite the statesmanlike licence process for planetary bridges and ports of introduction connected the confederate and bluish borders. (Andrea Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

Lujan said successful a quality merchandise that helium was arrogant to present bipartisan authorities that would present existent investments to New Mexico.

"Ports of introduction and planetary bridges are captious to the economical occurrence of our borderline communities, supporting trade, business, and tourism," Lujan said. "Yet, caller borderline crossings are excessively often held up by the statesmanlike licence process."

Dr. Victor Treviño, Mayor of the City of Laredo, thanked some senators for putting this bipartisan measure unneurotic that strengthens the bluish and confederate border.

This caller measure volition streamline each permits for International Bridges and Ports of Entry for Mexico and Canada. (Matthew Busch/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

"This measure marks a captious measurement toward modernizing the improvement and enlargement of cross-border infrastructure by bringing much-needed ratio and predictability to the statesmanlike permitting process—an indispensable betterment for communities similar Laredo, which continues to beryllium connected the beforehand lines of planetary commerce arsenic the #1 Port of Entry successful the United States," Trevino said successful a quality release.

Trevino besides urged Congress to walk this measure truthful that President Donald Trump tin motion it.

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The measure besides includes a barroom connected aboriginal administrations from considering biology documents, including documents created arsenic portion of the National Environmental Policy Act.

Fox News Digital has reached retired to Cruz’s bureau for comment.

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