[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 146 (Saturday, October 8, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: October 8, 1994]
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         H.R. 5248, THE COMPREHENSIVE ONE CALL NOTIFICATION ACT

  Mr. EXON. Mr. President, I am very pleased to support H.R. 5248. This 
legislation wraps three important bills into one package.
  This legislation includes the compromise one call substitute which I 
was pleased to offer in the Senate Commerce Committee to the Bradley-
Lautenburg Comprehensive One Call Act, the Danforth-Exon high risk 
drivers program which was added to the rail safety and the Senate One 
Call bills and the Dorgan vision waiver program for safe drivers with 
vision impairments. The House added one technical amendment to this 
legislation relating to a Pennsylvania rail project.
  This legislation is a prime example of what can happen when Democrats 
and Republicans, House and Senate members put partisanship and 
institutional rivalry aside and work together to save lives. This bill 
combined with the Swift Rail Act round out one of the most aggressive 
and important safety agendas in history.
  Mr. President, this package of bills will make America's highways, 
biways, cities and towns safer from threats seen and unseen. I strongly 
encourage my colleagues to enact this important bill.
  I want to also acknowledge my colleagues in the House of 
Representatives for the humble efforts to overcome yesterday's Senate 
floor gridlock. These cooperative efforts will pay safety dividends for 
all Americans.

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