The US Senate unanimously approved Senator Stabenow's legislation directing U.S. Customs and Border Patrol to charge fees of approximately $420 per trash truck to Canadian companies dumping waste in Michigan. The fees will pay for comprehensive security inspections of the trucks at the border - slowing the flow of Canadian trash, keeping Americans safe from potentially hazardous waste and making trash dumpers think twice before coming to Michigan.

"This is a major victory for Michigan, and our message is loud and clear," Stabenow said. "Until the Administration uses its authority to stop the trash completely, it should be the Canadian trash haulers, not American taxpayers, footing the bill for these inspections."

Action on the issue now moves to the House of Representatives, where Republicans and Democrats will have the chance to stand up and follow Senator Stabenow's lead in putting a stop to unsafe Canadian trash. Time and again the Administration has failed to act, and it is time for the House to join the Senate and embrace this historic opportunity to do the right thing for the people of Michigan.

Read the AP News summary.