Political Quotes

“I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle D of title I of division A, add the following new section: SECTION 1431. INCREASING CERTAIN PENALTIES RELATING TO COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY. (a) Civil Penalty.--Section 521(b)(2)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``$2,500'' and inserting ``$5,000''. (b) Criminal Penalty.--Section 521(b)(6)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``$2,500'' and inserting ``$5,000''. (c) Disqualifications.-- (1) First violation or committing felony.--Section 31310(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended-- (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a semicolon; (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(F) determined by the Secretary to have operated a commercial motor vehicle that the individual knew or reasonably should have known had a defect that resulted in a fatality.''.…”