Steve Cohen

I am concerned about those who have been left behind, the masses of African American descendants of slaves who are mired in hopelessness and despair in communities of crime, violence, poverty, and racism.

The Federal Government should pay because the Federal Government was deeply complicit in housing segregation and redlining.

I urge Congress to pass H.R. 40 as a first vital step on the path to acknowledging and accounting for the history of race-targeted discrimination and wrongdoing.

And I would note that the Capitol was built with slave labor. And because of the work of Representatives Jesse Jackson, Jr., and Zach Wamp, the new Visitors Center is named Emancipation Hall in recognition.

I also want to just reiterate that Congressman Al Green was here, and he is a great champion.

We as a Nation must address this persistent inequalities, or we will never fully achieve the strength and the possibility.

I believe this is an urgent moment. And this bill, which I am now leading on the Senate side, is the beginning of an important process.

These injustices do not just cause injustice for African Americans. It enforces a deep injustice in our Nation as a whole.

The stain of slavery was not just inked in bloodshed but in the overt state-sponsored policies that fueled white supremacy and racism and have disadvantaged African Americans economically for generations.

Support progressive safety reforms that make sense for our country and citizens first, our industry second, and our companies third.

The trucking industry should strive to achieve the same safety performance record as the US airline industry.

Driver coercion is occurring as a result of this new guidance.

I think making regulations clear, concise, easily understandable is going to save lives on our----

These bills would compromise public safety. The T&I Subcommittee should reject these two bills, outright.

The House T&I Subcommittee on Highways and Transit should consider the following safety priorities, to reduce large truck crashes, injuries and fatalities.

The fact that the Administration withdrew that rulemaking is problematic, and we would encourage this subcommittee to move forward with legislation that would direct a final rule on the issue.

I believe it is a worthy issue because we are talking about the high center of gravity.

Simply no reason to put the safety of other drivers and passengers on the road at risk.

It is unfortunate that I have that leadership. It is not because of any particular study or knowledge.

I firmly believe that underride guards and the other truck safety topics to be discussed at this Hearing will keep drivers from facing possible jailtime due to vehicular homicide criminal charges and keep smaller motor carriers from…

The Commerce Clause does not represent an antiquated 18th century ideal; it is what binds us as a nation.

The federal government has a Constitutional responsibility to ensure that the resources are available.

A first-world economy cannot survive a third-world infrastructure system.

This important legislation will require the current federal standards for rear underride guards to be upgraded.

Efforts to pull teens from carrying books in high school highways to getting behind the wheel on high-speed highways are unsafe and unwise.