Repugs working on bill to roll back auto and rail safety regulations

[marmar]

WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time of record auto recalls and high-profile train wrecks, Republicans are working on legislation to roll back safety regulation of the auto and railroad industries.

A bill approved this week on a party-line vote by a Senate committee brims with industry-sought provisions that would block, delay or roll back safety rules. The measure is to be part of a must-pass transportation bill that GOP leaders hope to put to a vote in the Senate as early as next week.

They are under pressure to act quickly because authority for transportation programs expires on July 31. Without a cash infusion, the government will have to delay highway and transit aid to states.

One provision would block a new Department of Transportation rule requiring that trains hauling crude oil are equipped with electronically controlled brakes that affect cars all at the same time, rather than sequentially. The bill calls for a study of the technology and puts off any regulatory mandate, which could delay implementation for years. ..................(more)

http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/14040012/gop-bill-would-undermine-auto-and-rail-safety-regulations

[Stargazer99]

1. Still you wonder why the ignorant vote for Republicans

[forest444]

2. Delusions of grandeur

They think that their beloved Rapepublicans will miraculously lighten their tax load, tighten our wayward morals, and (of course) whiten the country.

A tried and true strategy for fascists throughout history.

[KamaAina]

3. I'm sure the Pennsylvania delegation will be 100% behind that