On the recordJuly 27, 2015
I appreciate the presentation by my friend. He is absolutely right and my colleague Senator Feinstein is absolutely right on this point. I think the American truckers are saying, I say to my friend from Mississippi, that this is a modest extension, a 5-feet extension, but it is 5 times 2, as my staff pointed out, so this is a 10-foot extension. And many of our States are already in trouble. Many of our bridges are structurally obsolete. So the American truckers are pushing hard for this. But I think my friend is right. I think States ought to be able to decide the condition of their roads, the condition of their bridges, and if they feel this type of increase is going to jeopardize safety, I don't think Uncle Sam ought to be telling them what to do.
