I, along with Senator Rockefeller, have introduced the Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Improvement Act of 2011 or, Mariah's Law.
This law was named for the family of the high school student, Mariah West, from Rogers, Arkansas, who was killed in 2009.
I believe our legislation represents a reasonable, strong, smart, and lasting approach for dealing roadway and automobile safety concerns.
I'm concerned about the increased costs that are associated with some of the new mandates on the event data recorders.
I think there is mounting and very solid evidence that the weight productions that are effectively mandated by these CAFE standards result i...
the number of additional fatalities as a result of the previously established CAFE standards could be 2,500.
I guess my first question is, do I have those numbers right, approximately?
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I couldn't support this legislation, but it is certainly my hope that we can work together and get to a place where I can support it.
That can be very disruptive for the ability of the end user to hedge risks and, therefore, very problematic.
I hope we will keep in mind what seems to me an absence of empirical evidence that suggests that a floating NAV would solve a problem here a...