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Letter: Oppose Massie Amendment to Defund HALT Act in House THUD Appropriations Bill

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Advocates, along with our coalition partners, urges U.S. House members to oppose offered amendment #60/rule #20 –introduced by Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) – for inclusion in the FY2024 House Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations bill,…

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Advocates’ Letter of Support to Missouri Senate Transportation Committee on SB 61

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Read Advocates’ letter to the Missouri State Senate Transportation Committee in support of Senate Bill 61.

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Group Letter to U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Urging Safety Provisions to be Included in Transportation Legislation

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As you consider surface transportation reauthorization legislation, we urge you to advance safety solutions that will significantly reduce the motor vehicle crash death and injury toll that imposes a needless emotional and economic burden on our country. You have a unique opportunity to make progress on overdue lifesaving measures and achieve consequential reductions in highway deaths and injuries.

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Statement on 2020 Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities

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Today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released new statistics showing that despite less traffic on our roadways in 2020, they were exceedingly deadly.  An estimated 38,680 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2020, the largest projected number of traffic fatalities since 2007.  Right now with Congress considering a transportation bill, a strong safety title must be a critical component. 

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