[fullwidth background_color=”” background_image=”” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding_top=”20″ padding_bottom=”20″ padding_left=”0″ padding_right=”0″ hundred_percent=”no” equal_height_columns=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” menu_anchor=”” class=”” id=””][title size=”1″ content_align=”left” style_type=”underline solid” sep_color=”#000000″ margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” class=”” id=””]Bipartisan group senators urges conference committee handling the surface transportation bill to ensure bulk milk trucks allowed to carry cargo undivided at state borders[/title][fusion_text]Tuesday, November 24th 2015
A bipartisan group of nine U.S. senators is urging the conference committee handling the surface transportation bill to make sure the final bill allows bulk milk trucks to carry their cargo without being forced to offload portions of their load at state borders. The senators said that requirement increases food safety risks for consumers and costs for dairy farmers. In a letter to the Republican and Democratic leaders on the conference committee, the senators asked that the lawmakers support language that was included in the House-passed version of H.R. 22, the “Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act,” that would classify milk as a non-divisible load. The language was not included in the Senate version. The letter was signed by Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis.; Chris Murphy, D-Conn.; Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.; Ron Johnson, R-Wis.; Mike Crapo, R-Idaho; Al Franken, D-Minn.; Kelly Ayotte, D-N.H.; Jim Risch, R-Idaho; and Angus King, I-Maine.
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