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Roger Wicker: “A Federal mandate would preempt laws of states that do not want them on the road, overriding state legislative decisions…”

On the recordMarch 13, 2017
A Federal mandate would preempt laws of states that do not want them on the road, overriding state legislative decisions to protect public safety.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker discusses the implications of federal mandates on state laws regarding truck safety.

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