On the recordOctober 9, 1998
This bill, the National Salvage Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Act, may not indeed rise to the level of importance of health care or telecommunications policy, but it is very important legislation. The bill simply protects consumers, and it protects legitimate automobile dealers, and it protects others from the fraud artists who would try to pawn off stolen or unsafe cars on those who have no way of knowing better. For the first time it will close the numerous loopholes created by 50 separate State salvage laws that have literally permitted car thieves to get away with murder. This legislation is just as important to the used car consumer as the Telecommunications Act was important to consumers of phone service, and like the Telecommunications Act, we needed to carefully balance the needs of consumers and the needs of people in the business.
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