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,j@, Imff"vc tt tr ilorl ln ttre publlc tntirred<br />
that we have thls partlcular proc€dure<br />
followed, E3 tndeed wLr the one whtch<br />
. you suggest€d lnltlslly. Neltlrer mettrod<br />
of Eppolntment would not dlmlnlslr tjlc<br />
authorlty ol the <strong>Sec</strong>rete,ry of Commerce.<br />
flrd#d, I believe we would $trenAthen hjs<br />
hmd E$ he tries to wresile with thls tremendougly<br />
lrttportant problem.<br />
Actually we Bre having much Bdo ebout<br />
nothlna. I hop€ rny colleaBue$ over on<br />
the other slde vill go along wlth us <strong>and</strong><br />
Ehow your confldenc€ lll the Presldent ol<br />
the Urlited States md the Een*te on thts<br />
uu.tter.<br />
The CHAfRMAN. The qucstion is on<br />
the amendment ofrered by the genilemBn<br />
f rom Illlnois I Mr. SFRTNoEBI.<br />
The questlon wEi tsken; Bnd the<br />
Chalrman brtng tn doubt, the Corurnltt€e<br />
dlvided, <strong>and</strong> [here werrayes 49, noes 66.<br />
Mr. SPRINGER. Mr. ghalrmsn. I<br />
dem&nd tellers-<br />
Tellers were ordered. md the ChairtnM<br />
appolrrted as tellers Mr. SpRfrcER<br />
trnd Mr. RdtoERS of Floridtr.<br />
The CoEmlttee BEEin rUvtded, End the<br />
tellerg reported thflt there werB-ayes,<br />
80; ne8, ??.<br />
8o the mendErent ws agreed to.<br />
Al:EMUtm Otu Er xr, o,sE! ot<br />
UBAHVffi<br />
Mr. o'NErr,r. of MMhUs€tt€. Mr.<br />
ghalrman, I ofier an a.trrerldnrent.<br />
The Clerk read as follows:<br />
AEcndscnt olTercd by Mr. O'NEEL df Mar.<br />
t#hwetta: OU page 43, alt6r llDo 3, on ItD.<br />
{, f naw ffiilon 109(c ) to lolloP retlon<br />
r0o(b):<br />
"cEHe<br />
FENALTY<br />
"SE-<br />
100(c). Aly pcmn who boelDsly<br />
Ed wultully ylolit6 aDy provtslon ot sEu6<br />
lO8, or aDy rctulaHon lsuFd tbrr;UDdet,<br />
- Eholt u[En coavlcttoD be flrred Dot mors thu<br />
150,0fi) or lEprlehed uot Eor6 thrE tro<br />
YsH, qr both."<br />
Mr. O'NEU.L ol Mas8achu8rttr. Mr.<br />
ChBlffiBn, I, too. wf,nt to congratulBtc<br />
tho chalrttru nnd ttre mmmlttee lor<br />
hsvlng hearlngs <strong>and</strong> reportln8 ttri8 lesls-<br />
4. letlon. But f Bko went to meke refer-<br />
/<br />
ence to a tello* by the nam6 ol Ralph<br />
I NEder who U8hted s bomb uder thc<br />
\_ neonle ot Amerlca, <strong>and</strong> he deeewes B<br />
EEat amomt of crtdlt. I know thst I<br />
Ecelved probably l0O lctt€rs froE my<br />
con$tltuenclt Ytltlr roBard to automobtld<br />
Balety; there ls no queotlon tbat Rstph<br />
Nader wBa rc8porlslble. I want to congrEtujatc<br />
the commltt# lor brtnglng out<br />
thls blll. On the whole, I beltevc lt Ls e<br />
Eood bul. But, ol coursc, from m5r<br />
amendhent you may lnfer that I do not<br />
belleve the blll goes fEr enough, L€t Ea<br />
rEd to you ln pert from an edltorl8l thst<br />
EppearEd ln the Wa-Bhlngton Fct th6<br />
other mornlna:<br />
AtroftUhg to th. c;ffieH fuEjttdr<br />
rrlDrt Sccuou r0O s5d 110 ol th6 but. th.<br />
clvll p€Df,lttu And tDrucuou provt tou,<br />
"rbould Cotutttut .ulielcat GDJorCehCUt<br />
autborlty to uw6 tuU adhcrcaco to Ftd-<br />
6nl Edrty rtudrrdt," Ttr.tr Ir bot the cs.-<br />
It b ludlcrour t{ ttrlD! tbat tbG Strretary ol<br />
OoEE.rc?. rrBcd oDltr rlth tho threfi ot<br />
ItrJuf,cuol, could loH E uvllUrg auto<br />
Nulcctusr to t6 tb6 llEa yttlout M<br />
lhFo8slblc MouDt of [ttgsttoE, Thc nubcEhlp<br />
ot thc HoE€ hil En obltgailaD to<br />
.brngthru tho btll or tho imr; <strong>and</strong> th.<br />
House Debdte<br />
A.thl$JrtHttoE, ihtoh to f,*tly @tsr|!fll<br />
thc Ses4ta btll, Ehoutd lend tt! support t6<br />
thlr rfrort.<br />
My amendhent |! * slmple one, root€d<br />
ln rolevmt hlstory end leglslatlon deallns<br />
wlth other areas of the publlc safety.<br />
The mendment slmply provlde$ ilrat<br />
any person who knowlngly <strong>and</strong> wlllfully<br />
vloletes thls Bct be subject to crlmlnsl<br />
penaltles. It ls incohcelvBble to me how<br />
there can b€ any vaud objections to such<br />
a provlElon ln En act thst deels wlth the<br />
safety ol milllons on the hlBhwEys ol<br />
our country. Why should the euto lndustry<br />
be placed ln s prlvtleged posttlon<br />
here, when a host o( othef indutries<br />
over whom salety legl5latlon has beerr<br />
enacted eft subjffted to crtnln8l p€naltle$<br />
upon convlctlon for knowlnsly Bnd<br />
wllfully vlelatlns thc l8w?<br />
'Io B$k thc<br />
que$tion Is t4 answer tt. A rlouble st8ndard{ne<br />
for ilrdlvldubls <strong>and</strong> other industries<br />
End one fot the sutomoilve lndu.stry-ls<br />
u{ut Bnd U.nnecessBry. Irt<br />
fl few ex8mples do lof ftrEr\y.<br />
T'he Congress hes passed laws deellng<br />
wtth salety <strong>and</strong> stBnd8rcl$ setilng that<br />
hBvG Drovlded for crlrrilnsl prnaltles ln<br />
the Erut of household refrlgerEtors, labeltnA<br />
of helerdou sub8tsnces, brgk6<br />
flutd$, s€Bt belts, motor c8rrlers under<br />
the Interstatc Commofce Corunlaslon,<br />
Bircraft-+onc€mlng alruorthlnega certtflcEtrs,<br />
lnterference wlth nar.lg8tton,<br />
exploslves Bnd s lorth+team bollers on<br />
vessels, coel mlnes, <strong>and</strong> food, drugs End<br />
cosmetlcs. Even tho br6'ke fluld snd seBt<br />
belt leelslrtlon, whlch was lnlilet€d by<br />
the Hou$e ht€rstate end Forel8n Commerc+<br />
Corunltt€e, provtded lor cdmlnal<br />
nncs <strong>and</strong> lrhprlsment. f recsll no ob-<br />
Jectloh at thEt Um6 to thee crlmtl8l<br />
provlalona; they were draft€d lnto th6<br />
leslalatlon fmur the very b€glnnlng by<br />
comBlttec Etafi, Yet. bV the pE$ent<br />
Ect belorc us, the$ two laws wlll bc rep€aled<br />
ffid lncorporated into the present<br />
act a purpo5tr. I{nowlr.g rnd willftrl vro,<br />
lEtlon of the sat b€It <strong>and</strong> brEke fluld<br />
act8 nov would lncur a crlr3llnal penaltlr;<br />
Phen thls Ect l.s pesed. such vlolauon<br />
would only incur a clvll penalty, Doce<br />
thls meBn thst the publlc aatety ls not<br />
lr1 need of the most egectlvg detenent<br />
lroE now on? HBvs th€ frlghtenlng<br />
tllsclotues <strong>and</strong> newa ln tectnt Eonth!<br />
Bbout e,utomobllo salety provtded rny<br />
b8.sls fot a weakenlng ot tho det€n"nt<br />
lmpact that flows trom a otrong enforsc-<br />
[|ent sectlon? I thln-k not.<br />
The CHAIR'MAN. Ttre ttme o! ttr6<br />
Eentlemsn frod Mffsachusetts hes expl|ed.<br />
Mr. O'HEILL of Mrcachusette. Mr.<br />
Clralman, I Esh unanlnous consent to<br />
prtr€ed lor an BddlilonEl 5 nrlnutd8.<br />
The CHAIITMAN. Is there objectton<br />
to the request ol tfre gentleman lrom<br />
Massshutrtta?<br />
Mr. DINQETJ/. Mr. Chalman, rF.<br />
sening the rtsht to obJect, f hoD6 tfi6<br />
gmtleman from Massachuettl wtll not<br />
objtrt il sme othor Member nqks fqr<br />
Bddltionsl tlEe.<br />
Mr. O'NEILL of MesssEhusetts. Oh. I<br />
never objest.<br />
Mr. DINOEUI, Mr. Chstrman, I wltb.<br />
dEw Ey reservatlon.
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