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July 6, 2012
bipartisan and makes smart investments in our national infrastructure and safety system said Rockefeller This is about transportation safety for all Americans and both protecting and creating new jobs through...to rebuild our highways Key surface transportation safety and freight provisions enacted into law Improve and establish National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA grant programs to encourage graduated...impaired driving enhance NHTSA s research and enforcement authority mandate lifesaving new child safety standards for rear seat belts and child seats authorize research for advanced technologies to prevent...
June 29, 2012
surface transportation bill As a conferee and Chairman of the Committee responsible for ensuring the safety of all motorists I m pleased that we were able to reach consensus on this landmark surface transportation...
June 28, 2012
protect all motorists It ensures companies that violate safety obligations will be held accountable And children and parents will benefit from improved safety standards While no major Conference Report is perfect...disappointed that some critical vehicle safety provisions in the Senate s two year surface transportation bill were rejected outright by House Republicans These safety provisions would have gone a long way...Senate provisions The major surface transportation safety and freight provisions of this legislation would Improve and establish National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA grant programs to address...
May 31, 2012
YouTube Whistleblower Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Rockefeller Commends Bipartisan Safety Measures in Surface Transportation Bill Remarks come amid renewed federal push to crack down on unsafe...Jay Rockefeller IV today applauded a group of parents safety advocates and pediatricians endorsing the Senate Commerce Committee s bi partisan safety measures included in the Senate bill Rockefeller also...DOT Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FMCSA today to go after unsafe bus operators I am encouraged by the strong showing of support from families pediatricians and safety advocates who realize that...
May 8, 2012
doubt we need to rebuild and expand our roads bridges and transit systems to meet current and future safety needs This bill will have a major impact on West Virginia jobs and its transportation network The...this bill aimed at safety and I intend to fight very hard to preserve all its provisions The Senate Commerce Committee of which I am Chairman plays the lead role in ensuring the safety of our surface transportation...the safety of our transportation system More than 90 Americans die on the road every day that s unacceptable This bill aims to reduce drunk driving increase seatbelt use and increase child safety We took...
April 26, 2012
passed a responsible bipartisan two year surface transportation bill which included common sense safety provisions and protected hundreds of thousands of jobs The House never actually voted on a version...national surface transportation policy that reflects anticipated population growth and provides our safety agencies with authority to protect the citizens who use these systems Separately I want to make it...
April 18, 2012
Rockefeller IV made this statement following today s Surface Transportation Merchant Marine Infrastructure Safety and Security Subcommittee hearing on Protecting Commuters Ensuring Accountability and Oversight in...
March 29, 2012
While I am relieved that we ve been able to avoid letting our job critical and surface transportation safety programs lapse I m frustrated that the House has been unable to act on the Senate s bipartisan two...
March 14, 2012
Passage of Landmark Bus Safety Bill March 14 2012 WASHINGTON D C Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison R TX today applauded the passage of the bipartisan bill The Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2011 introduced...dramatically improve bus and motorcoach safety standards Too many lives have been wasted in tragedies that are entirely preventable because of poor bus safety standards Basic safety standards such as requiring seat...seat belts driver training and strengthening safety inspections will go a long way in making our roads safer for everyone not just bus occupants Senator Hutchison said We have waited too long to make changes...
March 14, 2012
transportation infrastructure safer and more efficient We ve seen a lot of good trends recently about the safety of our roads and highways as well as the growth of travel Highway deaths are at their lowest since...we keep fostering these trends with federal programs that keep the focus on making transportation safety and smart infrastructure growth top priorities This Senate surface transportation reauthorization...roadmap for our surface transportation system Among other things it improves large truck and bus safety by making certain only the safest motor carriers and drivers are able to enter the industry The bill...
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