President Trump is expected to sign off on a $1.4 trillion 2020 spending package today. In the package is $225 million allocated for port infrastructure to improve gate operations, roads and rail within and connecting to ports, ship berths and cargo operations.
Additionally, $104 million within the Customs and Border Protection budget was aimed specifically at hiring up to an additional 610 CBP officers and agriculture specialists to help ease border trade. The US Army Corps of Engineers received $532 million – a 12% increase over last year – for deep-draft dredging projects.
