Jay Rockefeller: “I am pleased and proud to be joined by two of my distinguished colleagues, Senator Conrad Burns and Senator Byron…”

“I am pleased and proud to be joined by two of my distinguished colleagues, Senator Conrad Burns and Senator Byron Dorgan, in introducing today the Railroad Shipper Protection Act of 1997. This legislation is the result of many months of effort to develop constructive and pragmatic proposals for addressing the increasingly serious problems faced by shippers in need of affordable access to railroad service in every region of the country. As a bipartisan team committed to achieving urgently needed results in the coming year, we offer this bill with the hope that it will generate the interest, input, and support needed to help shippers obtain fair treatment and true competitive access from railroads across the country. I commend both Senators Burns and Dorgan for their leadership and constant attention to these issues, which can be complex and yet affect numerous communities, key industries, and workers nationwide. This legislation deals with issues of longstanding concern to me.”