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clore the Hous€ Com$rlttee on tnterstat€<br />
<strong>and</strong> Forel8n Commerce, I EBld:<br />
Wlth rvcr mtrc tratic on our htgh 6p+Gd<br />
Inkrut+te El8hwsy Eyrtam Atd Otnir mrlor<br />
!ft€rlal road6, t,.bc !e.d bGftECr morC UtgCnt<br />
by th. hour lor rtAnderdr whtch wilt asurc<br />
cvcry Eotorlat thBt hls ilrs Elll In trct bc<br />
Eate undl.r tJl drlvtDE co[dlttoE.<br />
I hsvr brought the n#d for uro <strong>and</strong><br />
auto 68[ety leglslEuon belore my cohstituents<br />
on many occasions. On March<br />
2, the alsy Presldent Johnson E€nt hls<br />
traftc Eafety mess8ge to Con8ress. I<br />
shared hls rnesge wlth my con$tltuenk<br />
ln the followlnc ststement:<br />
lFroh the one ol CohSresman h^Hr IIotrcN,<br />
Ms.2, 10681<br />
PTEDEffi'a thrrNaFoRTAfioN MEA6! rc<br />
CoNcffi6 6ffin$ HOtrToN BrE ON I'nE<br />
Effi<br />
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M pleHd to rrport that ln t{dEy'r<br />
Whlte lloBe Mffigc on TTansportauoh, the<br />
Pre8ldent nFeclflcally thdorsed paft o! my<br />
oml le8lElatlv+ pro8ru. the Tlry SBlety Ac!<br />
ol 196€. My bul sould st4bllsh Fcder8]<br />
rBfety rtaDduds lor tll hotor yehlcle tl!e6<br />
Dld or BhlFped th lDterst8te cqmmirce.<br />
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ThG Prestdent'a Me$age reld, ln pert,<br />
"MoBt<br />
thst<br />
tlres 6old to fincrtcsn drlwrs are Droducrd<br />
aDd properly testcd by reputaUte ctmpEDtes.<br />
Hevelthetfta, evldence hLl 6hoFn<br />
that lDcreshg numbcr6 ol lnlerlor tlJq sc<br />
b+lhg sold to unwttttng cubtomers tbrcuRh-<br />
OUt the couDtty. I'be dMBCTB such tlre8 hbld<br />
lor ht8h-sFfed Butilmobil€E EDd thetr trcupant8<br />
lE obvlou." The Whtte llourt cndor8emeDt<br />
lncludE f Fles lor prchpt<br />
Pft#ge of thls le8t8latton,<br />
Itr sddltlon to the tmportut Euppoft ol tlrc<br />
Adhlnlstr8tlon tor the T|f. Safety Act. Ey<br />
btll hb sIBo reetved entbEla8tlc tupFbrt<br />
lrom the Amerlcan AutoEoblle &fttatto!<br />
And tb.e A$erlceh Tllel Iawyers .l8ffilrtloD.<br />
Wtth Bucb wldespresd r&oBrltlon ol thc<br />
Dftd lor tlre selety Et<strong>and</strong>arda, I hoIE th8t I<br />
cln #h reFolt tbe ensctmetrt ot thrs blll<br />
by cdn8re8s.<br />
On Aprll 22, eltrr our $prlng reces. I<br />
rgeln Sowht constltuent Eupport for ilre<br />
Eafety leglslatlon ln the tollowing<br />
lnessage:<br />
lFloD tbe ofice ol CdnBreEDsD<br />
EoRmN I<br />
It.Bt<br />
IITI OT EEMATE<br />
'fou<br />
PBEPAIED DOB BTOAEAtr<br />
Ovr<br />
DKB,g NEwa piftMD ox<br />
I,I'EOC-TV (CBANNT 8) tocHErEa, N-y,,<br />
Ff,D^Y. APBTE ??. lgad<br />
On M&y 8, I tlevoted sn entlre Feetly<br />
column to safety. The follm.lng column<br />
w8s publlshed soon rJter tlte Afierlcan<br />
Ttlal Iawyem Ass4rclatton snd ttle Amerldan<br />
Auiomoblle Assodlatlon &mounc€at<br />
their support lor tr\y ure !f,lety blll:<br />
lFr\E tbo onF ol (job3tshrn hNr<br />
llorroE. Mry g, leddl<br />
Avro 8rtf,rY<br />
If thdc *cre Do wAr lB Vlet Hu or lDiatloh<br />
problcm, alEBt ccrt*lnly ruto Elcty<br />
leElslatlon Eould be the prtnclpsl toplc of<br />
conveEatloE oE C[pltdl lllll. AttU, tbr !ub-<br />
Jst comm8Ddr gFeat stt ntloD u OongTffi<br />
E r#tleo wlth y8rlour propohlE.<br />
In my own eranlnAtlon ol thc problE, I<br />
bBve concludod that thtre are really thr?6<br />
Epect$ t{r lt. Wltbout rtt.mptlh8 to Ft, r<br />
prlorlty, bftsu4 trh l! prcbably cqually<br />
lhpartsDt. the) Brc (l) vthlcle f,nd equlpmcDt<br />
salety rt<strong>and</strong>8rds, (2) blghpay condltlqE,<br />
<strong>and</strong> (31 dnvcr [bDtty,<br />
The irt iso rre under lnttnllvc Con8r6llonal<br />
&rutlny rt the prHnt- unrortu-<br />
D&tely, tm ltttle tnt+rdt ls bclbS rbowD tI<br />
rbe rhtrd.<br />
Eerly ln March, the PrsldeDt proposed HtsbltEhln8<br />
<strong>and</strong> eulorctng Feder8l EtaDdards<br />
lor motor Vchlclo Elety- Tld b Enothef<br />
propGal lor i Csblnct-level Dep8rtm.Dt ol<br />
Ttenalsrt4ttoD, thE Admlhl6trEilon st€d<br />
thBt the nev Sccretery b€ allowed b Snduct<br />
r$eqrch <strong>and</strong> development for ffittln8 Eslety<br />
ttudard!, trElD lErrcnnel t4 belp mhlevc<br />
botor Yehlcle Hfcty, tnd cany OUt tlre f,ft6.<br />
hry lnrp€cilon to Bure sdhefeDce ol FGdcral<br />
rt{nderd6,<br />
Addluon8lly, the FrrrtdcDtl Tt6n6port{.<br />
tloB MesBe to ConEffi 6llcd lor ah.nd-<br />
Eents to tbt tXl8ttnB Fedenl-sld htBhway<br />
proETf,E whlch would Butlrorlze the Trana-<br />
Forbilon s*Etqy tE &td 8tst6 wlth thctr<br />
hl8hw8y slrty proBramB- ThG cln*t alF<br />
proech to thc drlvcr probleh tB lh tbl! Bh6<br />
Ecuon aDCl tel4t4E to a rcBlrbr of thGG<br />
whffi drlvcr prtvllcgtt hEd been EuEpendod<br />
or rerok.d by St+t4E EDd lGalltl$. Thlr<br />
lnlohutlon sauld bc madc alaltablg ta IqwlDlorceEent<br />
rgcDcl6 huch tn ttle my tho<br />
FBI lumlrhE ihBerprlnt ldentltles.<br />
H6aflnBE bc8an wlth the $cDrtc Cohmercc<br />
Corlrltue <strong>and</strong> attfact4d wlde8prBd lDt rEt,<br />
All Eldtt tacHtred, lncludlnfi ttre AutO lDdur.<br />
try! chlcl crltlc, autbor RBlph Nrdcr, Illt<br />
httrnoEy, Fhlle rtroEg, dlv€rted tba tcttrlAtlvc<br />
ltruq lrob hov cs. ctD bc bullt Eot6<br />
Ealely to ruch leu* ot prtvrcy lnvulos.<br />
Tht Eou& ol R.pre6entstlves BlEo ls hold-<br />
Lng b?rrlng ffi Buto r8tety lrglalailorr. Thcs<br />
ESTOB brou8ht torth E EBJor BtrtGmGnt<br />
lrcm thc flmAIerE prcp@tng Ah tnduttry.<br />
Elde volunhry Ecuou progEE to upgradr<br />
TtrBnks, Tom.<br />
ConBrH cahG back lnto Erslotr thtt TGeL.<br />
lolloslrB ltE Eastcr rcces, <strong>and</strong> thc cilehdil<br />
Of leBLlatton ttlU tO be coDEld6red lE<br />
crowdld. MEny Halor ltcru EFAtt debatt<br />
thd declsiqn belore tht Eoth Con8re8s Cfn<br />
tdJourn.<br />
Ttrc ue*sletter thRt bow lE ln the mEll to<br />
dl my 86th DlEtrtct con8tltuest8 wllt htgh-<br />
Itght both wh8t bs b€en done thtr ycsr dnd<br />
Ttut rcMlnr.<br />
Thcre la one ttth that I hoF ttrc Eouse<br />
ol RoprceDtAtl?ea vlll E@n tahe up rDdl<br />
pB, It ts th. T116 8a{ety Act- Atreadv<br />
PEEed unaDthausly by tle 6enate. tbtl<br />
hceu. wul oet nstlonal tlre Etmds(lE tor<br />
the protectton ol au llre buyere,<br />
auto aafity. A Drtrolt rpokffiah mknowled8ed<br />
that bjg lndwfiy<br />
"Eow<br />
bcll.ves" vthlcle<br />
Eafety could bc helF+d by leEt6lsdoD-<br />
However, the ffinulscturero urg.d Congrcs<br />
t() Blve them <strong>and</strong> thc Ehtc8 E volce ln draltlu8<br />
ml.ty BtBndtlrds-<br />
Eeyond thc qu4ilon of Ehlclc slety, tb6<br />
Fresldcnt'r st&8e elrc skGd lor *ilou on<br />
th. Natlonal Tlre Salety Act, I ms vcry<br />
plesed by thlr Whlte lfOuse ondmemcni<br />
dncc I iE A apohsof Ol the btll. Ib receDt<br />
wtths, the AmerlcBn Autdmoblle trsoclatlbn.<br />
thc Rfthertff Automoblle Club, Bnd<br />
thG Amrdcin TltAl ldFyed Aftlatlon hrva<br />
CndOEed my Preposl,<br />
Tom, I 8m proud to be the sponBor od I<br />
tlrc ratcty blll shd heppy to hote thst my<br />
blu Elready hu been cDdoiled by tbi<br />
Rocherter Auto club s wEll Ea thG nailotrd<br />
tttple-^.<br />
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Auto slety lcglrletton could be one ot th?<br />
blllharks ol thtt ConErH, rDd I ah dolDE<br />
rU po6ltblc to iFced- thc prs"gi oi tfrE<br />
Eortor Ttr6 Eifrty bul u r urJc pirt - of<br />
tblr8tctyFckrg!-<br />
HcaflnBc sre mntlnulDg alto oD tbc blBh-<br />
ny hfety bllls, ahd I exlHt CoqgEe htU<br />
bG yottDg oh these EGBuH bcloE rdjourh-<br />
BGnt- It ls hy hopr th&t our EcttoD wul ba<br />
atrecuye tn rcduclng htBhmy daughtar rnd<br />
t*lll |Icludc Etr drtver triltrlEt.<br />
In rlune' ln en eEort to pfol[ote B Safedrlver<br />
pto8rEm whlch wa8 sponsrrd by<br />
ttre Fochest€r, N.I'., Ealety Councll, I<br />
House Debate
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