Thomas E. Petri: “It's time to look at welfare and tax policy for low income families in a coherent fashion instead of the hit or miss…”

In closing, I would like to reiterate that this bill is about good government, about creating a regulatory environment that improves safety at a fraction of the cost, and ultimately about helping to revitalize an American industry. I…

These scores are having real-world impacts on the carriers' ability to find business, and erroneous violations could put a carrier out of business.

That is pathetic, and we have to do something about it.

Our infrastructure, our transportation system has been the foundation of our economic greatness in this country, and we need to step up and demand that we find a way to continue to finance it.