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Spencer Bachus: “What we are talking about is we have restricted it to 200 miles: 100 miles in the morning, 100 miles at night. To me it…”

On the recordApril 1, 2004
What we are talking about is we have restricted it to 200 miles: 100 miles in the morning, 100 miles at night. To me it is almost a joke to say that that would fatigue these drivers. The very drivers that are driving, they have been operating under these rules for years and years and years and have an exemplary safety record.
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Spencer Bachus
Alabama

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Discussing an amendment related to driving regulations and safety records.

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