Senators of the Acuerdo de Santo Domingo, affiliated to the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano (PRD), left the congressional session on Wednesday breaking the quorum and making it impossible for the General Bill of Customs to be passed. Tony Rivera (PRSC-La Vega) said that all sectors that are affected by the bill had reached a consensus on the bill. Darío Gómez, speaking for the dissenting senators, said the senators of the Acuerdo de Santo Domingo felt that they had not time enough to study the bill. The bill would expedite red tape and permit merchandise to exit customs in 24 hours.
