Congressman Ron Paul Stands Up for National Sovereignty
For Immediate Release
April 21, 2008
New Orleans, LA
–
Congressman Ron Paul
issued a statement which was read at a news conference in
Congressman Paul’s remarks focused on his continued opposition to the Trans Texas Corridor and the NAFTA Super Highway :
“As
we all know, there have been significant moves recently to expand the Security
and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) initiated by President Bush and his Mexican and
Canadian counterparts in 2005. One such plan is to construct a so-called
“NAFTA Superhighway” running from
More
recently, I introduced an even stronger piece of legislation, H.R.5191, which
would prohibit the use of federal funds to carry out this highway project. The
federal government has no business being partner to this outrageous plan,
according to which countless landowners would have their private property
confiscated under eminent domain. This prohibition of funds, if passed, would go
a long way toward derailing this ill-conceived project and would send a clear
message that further attempts to undermine