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Rep. Hageman calls for stricter CDL English standards, new tools to target 'chameleon carriers'
Summary
Representative Harriet Hageman urged the THUD subcommittee to preserve English-proficiency enforcement for commercial drivers, described ‘chameleon carriers’ that evade penalties, and said she introduced H.R. 7539 to create automated vetting tools and sought funding for FMCSA modernization.
Representative Harriet Hageman (Representative Harriet Hageman) used her member-day time before the THUD subcommittee to press for trucking and roadway safety measures she said are critical to Wyoming and rural freight corridors.
Hageman cited state data on truck-involved crashes and told the panel that the issuance of commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) "must be…
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