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Government, Business

Sen. Cory Booker Still Wants HOS Provision Removed From Funding Bill

WASHINGTON — The top Democrat on a Senate trucking subcommittee said he is hopeful Republican leaders will be forced to remove a provision in a short-term funding bill that would clarify an hours-of-service rule for truckers.

December 7, 2016
Government

Sen. Cory Booker Introduces Trucking Safety Legislation

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) unveiled legislation July 10 that would increase minimum levels of insurance trucks must carry and called on the secretary of Transportation to mandate that truckers get paid for hours worked.

July 10, 2015
Government

Sen. Cory Booker: Country ‘Falling Behind Dramatically’ on Infrastructure

Last week’s deadly Amtrak crash was a reminder that lawmakers need to focus on restoring the country’s aging infrastructure, New Jersey Democrat Sen. Cory Booker said on Meet the Press on May 17.

May 18, 2015
Government

Sen. Cory Booker on House T-HUD Bill: ‘Relaxing Safety Regulations is Unacceptable’

WASHINGTON — Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said he was disappointed House appropriators last week advanced a fiscal 2016 transportation funding bill with a provision that would keep a suspension of certain mandatory rest periods for truckers.

May 5, 2015