We have a problem in this Nation of being able to talk civilly about race.

The greatest damage that enslavement did, besides the economic damage, besides the normalization of torture, of rape, besides the normalization of treating people as though they are things, is the institution in the American mind that…

This has been a great panel. This is what, magnified times 10, 20, 50, of a study would be like.

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

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

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

Bigger and heavier trucks mean bigger problems for safety and infrastructure.

Large truck fatalities have disturbingly climbed every year since 2009 in real terms and as a percentage of miles traveled.

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