Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Transportation is responsible for 29 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.”

H.R. 8505, the Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act, restores the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's authority to issue civil penalties against bad actors and enhances registration criteria.

Making it permanent would add another $4 trillion, with a 'T, to the deficit, leading us on the path to more debt.

I urge the administration to move forward to finish this rulemaking.

I think returning to a pre-Sackett regime would provide a uniform level of protection across the United States.