A high-ranking American politician has joined a lot of Canadian truckers in blasting the U.S. Department of Agriculture's plan to slap fees on inbound trucks at border crossings.

In a statement, U.S. House Rules Committee chairwoman Louise Slaughter, D-New York, said the fees are a "flawed idea" and a "heavy-handed response to a narrow problem."

On Thursday, Feb. 22, the government announced that it was delaying the implementation of the fees - which will supposedly help pay for beefed-up inspection of agricultural products - for 90 days.