Trump's DOT threatens to withhold funds from states that don't enforce English requirements for truck drivers [View all]
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Source: NBC
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Tuesday that three Democrat-led states must enforce English language proficiency requirements for commercial drivers or face federal funding cuts.
Duffy singled out California, Washington and New Mexico, saying they had 30 days to comply before their funds from the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program were cut off. That money aims to help state and local law enforcement agencies improve commercial vehicle safety.
The administration is acting on the heels of a deadly Florida crash that conservatives have pointed to in their criticism of policies that they say allowed migrants to enter the United States illegally.
"States don’t get to pick and choose which federal safety rules to follow," Duffy said in a news release detailing the announcement. "As we saw with the horrific Florida crash that killed three, when states fail to enforce the law, they put the driving public in danger."
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-administration-threatens-withhold-funds-states-dont-enforce-engl-rcna227225
As a CDL HazMat driver for 30+ years I agree with the policy of CDL drivers needing some basic understanding of the English language, written & spoken.
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