Senators Announce Key Industry Support for Bus Safety Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) today held a press conference to urge their colleagues to support passage of the bipartisan bill, Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2011, introduced by Senators Hutchison and Brown. Greyhound CEO, David Leach, was also at the press conference to announce his company’s support of this important legislation.
Following Two Deadly Tour Bus Crashes This Holiday Weekend, Brown, Hutchison Call For Swift Passage Of Bipartisan Tour Bus Safety Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After two deadly tour bus crashes that claimed six lives in Virginia and Washington state this holiday weekend, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) today renewed their call for the swift passage of bipartisan legislation to strengthen bus safety and improve driver training to reduce the […]
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT – Sen. Hutchison’s Politico Op-Ed on the Need to Strengthen Bus Safety Laws
The summer driving season is about to begin. And with gas prices hovering around $4 a gallon, more Americans will most likely turn to buses as an economical and affordable alternative to cars. According to the American Bus Association, there were more than 720 million passenger trips by motor coach in 2009, covering more than […]
Hutchison: Congress Must take Action to Improve Bus Safety, Save Passengers’ Lives
WASHINGTON, D.C.— During a Committee hearing today to evaluate the safety of American motorcoaches and to discuss ways to safeguard bus passengers, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, urged passage of legislation she has introduced to overhaul bus safety standards. “Bus safety is a critical transportation […]
Hutchison: Congress Must take Action to Improve Bus Safety, Save Passengers’ Lives
WASHINGTON, D.C.— During a Committee hearing today to evaluate the safety of American motorcoaches and to discuss ways to safeguard bus passengers, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, urged passage of legislation she has introduced to overhaul bus safety standards. “Bus safety is a critical transportation […]
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT – Hutchison Op-Ed on Bus Safety Legislation
The Hill — Bus-safety legislation needed now in wake of recent crash fatalities By Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) Beginning on Jan. 1, 1968, a revolutionary new safety device designed to protect passengers in high-speed collisions was required in every automobile sold in America. The device was a seatbelt. But the groundbreaking law requiring seatbelts […]
Hutchison, Thune Applaud Administration Decision to Revisit PTC Railroad Regulations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), Ranking Member on the Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security Subcommittee, today said they were pleased the Obama Administration has agreed to revisit the Positive Train Control (PTC) regulatory […]
Senators Brown and Hutchison Introduce Bipartisan Motorcoach Safety Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) announced that tomorrow, on the 4th anniversary of the Bluffton University motorcoach crash that claimed seven lives, they will reintroduce legislation to strengthen bus safety and improve driver training to reduce the number of motorcoach crashes and related fatalities. Brown and Hutchison have introduced the legislation together in the previous two Congresses. U.S. Congressman John Lewis (GA-5) is introducing a companion bill in the House of Representatives.
Rockefeller and Hutchison Announce Subcommittee Assignments
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.) and Ranking Member Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) today announced the full list of subcommittee assignments for the 112th Congress:
Hutchison Introduces Bill to Reform Rail Regulations, While Maintaining System Safety
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today introduced legislation that would reform the Positive Train Control (PTC) regulatory mandate to reduce compliance costs, while maintaining a safe rail system. The legislation is cosponsored by Senators John Thune (R-S.D.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.). PTC is an automated technology that is capable of preventing train collisions, overspeed derailments and injuries to railroad employees. In 2008, Congress required the railroads to implement PTC technology on rail lines that carry passengers or certain types of very toxic chemicals by December 2015.