Eric Crawford: “We must also balance the interests of busy urban areas like Chicago with the needs of our rural areas.”

As I have said many times in this subcommittee, this policy was considered and disposed of during negotiations of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

An analysis by the National Association of Manufacturers found that across the board, Federal regulations cost the United States economy more than $3 trillion.

22 States sued as part of 2 separate lawsuits. This spring, two Federal courts found that the rule exceeds the Federal Highway's statutory authority.

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas went so far as to vacate the rule.