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On the recordMarch 13, 2013
The interstate system was designed to move goods across the country efficiently. Having a patchwork, jigsaw interstate system where one State allows heavier trucks, one State does not would be typical of Washington's involvement to take something that works and mess it up.
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Lou Barletta
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Barletta criticizes inconsistent state regulations on truck weights affecting interstate commerce.

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