U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered a speech at the Wilson Center stressing the importance of a strong U.S.-Mexico partnership on trade. Flake’s remarks, which were delivered at the organization’s Building a Competitive U.S.-Mexico Border Conference, highlighted his efforts to combat Customs and Border Patrol staffing shortages at U.S. ports of entry, limit the negative consequences of bank “de-risking” on cross-border commerce, and successfully securing the confirmation of the U.S. ambassador to Mexico.
U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered a speech at the Wilson Center stressing the importance of a strong U.S.-Mexico partnership on trade. Flake’s remarks, which were delivered at the organization’s Building a Competitive U.S.-Mexico Border Conference, highlighted his efforts to combat Customs and Border Patrol staffing shortages at U.S. ports of entry, limit the negative consequences of bank “de-risking” on cross-border commerce, and successfully securing the confirmation of the U.S. ambassador to Mexico.
