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  • Senate votes to ban Mexican trucks from U.S. highways

    09/12/2007 12:21:40 PM PDT · by NapkinUser · 36 replies · 861+ views
    HotAir ^ | September 11, 2007 | Allahpundit
    With a veto-proof majority, no less! The AP says the House passed a similar bill in July but I can’t find the roll for that one. The Senate has long been the squishier of the two when it comes to Mexico, though, so I’ll assume the House margin was veto-proof too. (Update: It was. See below.) Here’s the Senate roll. You may be surprised, although you shouldn’t be. Update: Noam Askew emails to say that the House vote to ban the trucks was 362-63. Bush is staring down the barrel of an embarrassing veto override. Update: A fair point by...