Trucker rest rules at risk in US budget deal
Washington
CONGRESS is considering adding to a year-end budget deal a provision to roll back safety rules aimed at ensuring truck drivers get enough rest, a measure US transportation secretary Anthony Foxx said should be rejected.
Mr Foxx said he strongly opposes the plan, which was approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee on June 5 but never got a floor vote. The House never considered the plan, which has surfaced in negotiations on a funding bill to avoid a government shutdown o…
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