Political Quotes

“Madam Chair, I am a second-generation auto dealer. I have been in the industry for most of my life. I know it well. As such, my one-word amendment will fix Senate language that puts unintentional new burdens on all rental car establishments. My amendment will clarify the Senate language so it only applies to actual rental car companies, like it is supposed to. The definition in the underlying bill, which the House never passed, is so broad that it sweeps up dealers who offer loaner vehicles or rentals as a convenience for their customers. My amendment leaves the regulations on all rental car companies, which compromise 99 percent of the market, intact. The Senate language is flawed because it simply is not tailored to small business. For example, under the bill, vehicles would be grounded for weeks or months for such minor compliance matters as an airbag warning sticker that might peel off the sun visor or an incorrect phone number printed in the owner's manual. The regulations in this bill are not proportionate. Another problem is that this bill favors multinational rental car companies at the expense of small businesses. This bill will regulate a small-business dealer with a fleet of five loaner vehicles the same way it would regulate a massive rental car company with hundreds of thousands of vehicles in their fleet. The bill even allows large rental car companies additional compliance time, which further disadvantages small businesses.…”