White House pushes rail-safety language into five-year transit bill
TL;DR
The White House is pressing to insert rail-safety provisions championed by Trump and Vice President Vance into the five-year Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill, including codifying a two-person freight crew and tougher rules for hazmat, inspections, and detector technology, despite rail-industry opposition and partisan tensions as the House gears up for the bill’s markup.
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- White House pushes Congress to pass Vance's long-sought rail safety bill Politico
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- The Movement: Vance-championed rail safety bill fractures GOP The Hill
- GoRail Poll Results Favor Decreased Regs Railway Age
- Opinion | JD Vance’s Railroad Act WSJ
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