Joan Claybrook
Joan Claybrook
Joan Claybrookis an American lawyer who served as President of Public Citizen from 1982 until she announced her resignation on December 9, 2008. Previously, she was head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrationin the Carter administration from 1977 to 1981...
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It means these vehicles (light trucks) are permanently on the highway unless the public doesn't want to buy them.
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It's more accurate to say that this increases the safety dangers.
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It is the most important thing for children, whether it is an air-bag car or non-air-bag car, that the child be in the back seat.
There's a lot of push-back going on right now.
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House leaders are trying to trick voters into thinking that the leadership is addressing the problem. Voters should not be fooled. This is not real reform.
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This report exposes one of the biggest con jobs in recent history. This long-running, secretive campaign funded by some of the country's wealthiest families has relied on deception to bamboozle the public not only about who must pay the estate tax, but about how repealing it will affect the country.
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We are here today to expose one of the biggest con jobs in recent history.
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Overall, this measure is insufficient because it focuses on disclosing corruption, rather than deterring it.
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It is irresponsible that the federal government is rewarding a wealthy offshore oil corporation, particularly at a time of record budget deficits. A company that incorporates offshore to avoid U.S. taxes shouldn't be allowed to qualify for such grants.
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Such lavish travel gives lobbyists an inside track with lawmakers ... and could even be interpreted as building the groundwork for legislative favors.
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That (DOT) chose in both rules to expand driving hours is astounding given its statutory mandate to make safety its highest priority and Congress's specific directive to the agency to reduce fatigue-related incidents.
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Her efforts to limit lawsuits and access to the courts are troubling,
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The 46 deaths that have been reported are only those that are known publicly,
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I don't think this one is going to go away. Members of Congress know they are going to face this issue in November.